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.
Even if real pay is cut by 5%, public sector workforce may need to be cut by more than 200,000 by 2024 to stay within current spending plans Press Release Public sector workers will receive pay awards of around 5% this year, on average. 8 October 2022
Reforms, rollouts and freezes in the tax and benefit system Presentation This event explored the impact of the significant change the tax and benefit system is currently undergoing. 6 October 2022
For every £1 given to households through headline cuts to taxes, £2 is being taken away in stealthy freezes Press Release By 2025–26 these freezes take away £2 for every £1 given to households through the headline personal tax cuts. 6 October 2022
Public spending, pay and pensions Report The public sector pay settlements announced this July will pose severe budgetary challenges for many areas of government. 8 October 2022
Reforms, roll-outs and freezes in the tax and benefit system Report We show the impact of freezes and gradual roll-outs on personal taxes and benefits, as well as considering planned changes to the tax system. 6 October 2022
Reforms, rollouts and freezes in the tax and benefit system Event 6 October 2022 at 11:00 This event explored the impact of the significant change the tax and benefit system is currently undergoing.
Green Budget 2022 Event 11 October 2022 at 10:00 One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London SW1H 9JJ The IFS Green Budget 2022 will take stock of the economic and fiscal outlook following Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget and analyse the challenges ahead.
Mini-Budget response Comment The Chancellor announced the biggest package of tax cuts in 50 years without even a semblance of an effort to make the public finance numbers add up. 23 September 2022
Reversing NICs and corporation tax rises, as economic growth stalls, would leave debt on an unsustainable path Press Release The Energy Price Guarantee was announced to Parliament without any government estimates of what its cost might be. 21 September 2022
Reversing NICs and corporation tax rises would leave debt on an unsustainable path Report In the absence of official scrutiny from the OBR, we set out how much red ink might be added to the fiscal forecasts. 21 September 2022
A look ahead to Friday's mini-Budget Event 22 September 2022 at 09:00 on Slido and Youtube On Friday, the Chancellor will make his first fiscal statement since taking office. What should we look out for?
IFS Green Budget 2022 Collection Policy analysis from our IFS Green Budget 2022, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and in partnership with Citi. 11 October 2022
