The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) delivered the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
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Scottish council tax proposals are a small step in the right direction but duck the biggest issue: revaluation Comment Proposed reforms to council tax in Scotland would further reduce regressivity but should go further, and the issue of revaluation is ducked yet again. 11 September 2023
Estimating intra-household sharing from time-use data Working Paper This report shows that it is possible to use time-use data to estimate resource sharing in households via linear regression. 8 September 2023
The triple lock creates uncertainty for pension incomes and savers, as well as the public finances Press Release The pensions triple lock has increased state pension spending and creates uncertainty for current and future generations of pensioners. 8 September 2023
The triple lock: uncertainty for pension incomes and the public finances Report The pensions triple lock has increased state pension spending and creates uncertainty for current and future generations of pensioners. 8 September 2023
A look under the hood of Labour’s investment plans Comment Labour have promised £28 billion of green investment per year by the second half of the next parliament. £20 billion of this would be ‘additional’. 5 September 2023
The decline in spending on school buildings Comment We analyse trends in school capital spending in England, both in historical terms and compared with levels of need. 4 September 2023
Three challenges facing the newest Children’s Minister Comment We consider the challenges facing the newest Children’s Minister in delivering a huge expansion of funded childcare over the next two years. 31 August 2023
Implications of the NHS workforce plan Report The NHS workforce plan aims for a large expansion in health service staffing. We examine the potential implications for NHS funding. 30 August 2023
Taxes will probably be increased; they must be improved Comment Pick a tax, any tax. That tax almost certainly needs serious reform. 24 August 2023
Tax and public finances: the fundamentals Report This report highlights 10 key facts about UK tax and public finance policy that will underpin the choices faced by governments in coming decades. 23 August 2023
Higher oil & gas revenues boost Scotland’s underlying fiscal position – but a big deficit remains Comment Scotland’s notional fiscal deficit fell by £6 billion (3.8% of GDP) in 2022–23, but was – and is set to remain – much higher than the UK’s. 16 August 2023
Sanitation and marriage markets in India: Evidence from the Total Sanitation Campaign Journal article This paper uses the Indian human development household survey (IHDS) to measure the additional value of sanitation within the marriage arrangement. 23 March 2023
