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) will deliver the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Higher Education Access and Funding: challenges and policy options conference 14 May 2024 This one-day academic conference will look at access to and funding of Higher Education systems.
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
IFS Green Budget 2023 Collection All the analysis from our IFS Green Budget 2023, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and in partnership with Citi. 17 October 2023
IFS/OBR event: Fiscal risks and sustainability Event 28 September 2023 at 14:00 via Slido and Youtube This online event, jointly organised by the OBR and IFS, focused on two particular fiscal risks facing the UK.
Reforming inheritance tax Event 27 September 2023 at 14:00 via Slido and Youtube At this online event we examined options for, and distributional effects of, the reform of inheritance tax.
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
The fiscal backdrop to Spring Budget 2023 Comment How might recent economic developments affect the outlook for the public finances, and what does this mean for the Chancellor’s options at the Budget? 28 February 2023
Corporation tax and investment Report We look at the corporate tax system and proposals to change it. 21 October 2022
A response to the Chancellor’s ‘Mini-Budget’ reversals Comment Fiscal credibility is hard won but easily lost. Today’s announcements won’t be enough, by themselves, to plug the gap in the government’s fiscal plans 17 October 2022
Monetary policy techniques add to strains on the public finances: reforms could bring big benefits, but costs too Press Release Sir Paul Tucker writes for the IFS Green Budget on how rising interest rates, quantitative easing and current monetary policy techniques interact. 14 October 2022
Quantitative easing, monetary policy implementation, and the public finances Report Rising interest rates, quantitative easing and current monetary policy techniques interact to put pressure on the public finances. 14 October 2022
UK outlook: why we need to do things differently Report The UK is the talk of the town, and not in a good way. 11 October 2022
With a weaker economy, getting government finances on a sustainable path without cancelling tax cuts could force Chancellor into big and painful spending cuts Press Release Kwasi Kwarteng would need to announce a fiscal tightening of more than £60 billion just to stabilise debt as a fraction of national income in 2026–27. 11 October 2022
Outlook for the public finances Report We look at the path for the public finances and the Chancellor's options to achieve fiscal sustainability. 11 October 2022
