Tax

In Paul's final episode, he speaks with incoming IFS Director Helen Miller about the big economic pressures facing the UK.

The chancellor has to somehow reconcile tax and spending, but both her own Labour MPs and the Tory opposition are still living in a dream world 

We provide concrete recommendations to improve the UK pension system to secure better standards of living for future pensioners.

The tax system pushes businesses and households away from electricity towards gas, making net zero more costly to achieve.

Reform UK's tax plans aim to attract wealthy migrants but raise concerns over revenue impact, domicile rules, and administrative complexity.

IFS Senior Research Economist Kate Ogden writes in Municipal Journal about what the 2025 Spending Review will mean for public services and councils.

Updated forecasts for tax revenues and benefit spending imply a more challenging funding outlook for the Scottish Government.

The 'Be the Chancellor' tool, built by IFS researchers in partnership with Nesta, illustrates key choices and fiscal challenges Rachel Reeves faces.

The rise of Reform and the Greens is healthy for democracy, but not if their manifestos are sheer fantasy 

Rachel Reeves should consider increasing the basic rate, just as Denis Healey did in 1975 

Today’s SFC report highlights the fiscal challenges facing the Scottish and UK governments over coming decades.

This conference, in association with Deloitte, will discuss the UK business tax system in the context of the new Corporate Tax Roadmap.

This paper examines the rise of consumer incentives in tax enforcement and the conditions under which they can enhance compliance and raise revenue.