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Why we need to reform inheritance tax
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We discuss the issues with inheritance tax and how to reform it.
6 December 2023
The Autumn Statement 2023 explained in 90 seconds
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Paul Johnson responds to Jeremy Hunt's 2023 Autumn Statement.
22 November 2023
Cake or biscuit? The UK's byzantine VAT system explained
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This week, we dive into the oddities of the VAT system.
16 November 2023
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Education spending: an engine for levelling-up?
event 11 December 2023
The launch of the 2023 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
Social mobility and wealth
conference 12 December 2023
At this in-person event, IFS researchers will share findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers.
Where next for the state pension?
event 13 December 2023
At this online event, IFS researchers will present findings from a major new report on the future of the state pension in the UK.
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Our research covers a wide range of topics related to businesses and their investments, including firm productivity, innovation and research and development, the location of firms’ activities and the effects of tax, competition and other policies.

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The role of privately held firms in income inequality

Working Paper

We study the role of privately held firms in income inequality in Finland, especially looking at the the role of retained earnings.

29 November 2023

The Autumn Statement explained

Podcast

We analyse the Chancellor's 2023 Autumn Statement.

24 November 2023

A photo of Jeremy Hunt holding the budget box

Autumn Statement 2023

Collection

All our IFS analysis of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement 2023.

22 November 2023

Cake or biscuit? The UK's byzantine VAT system explained

Podcast

This week, we dive into the oddities of the VAT system.

16 November 2023

The changes to the UK's net zero pathway explained

Explainer

What are the changes announced by the Prime Minister and what will their impacts be?

10 November 2023

The Expert Factor: What next for Net Zero?

Podcast

Recently, the government has sought to alter the UK's net zero plans. This week, the experts dig into the changes and assess their impact.

6 November 2023

Global economic outlook: how hard will we land?

Report

The fight against inflation continues to dominate the global economic policy agenda.

17 October 2023

Green Budget 2023

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The IFS Green Budget assessed the state of the UK economy and the government's fiscal position as attention turns towards next year's election.

17 October 2023

An honest conversation about net zero

Podcast

We discuss the impact of the Prime Minister's announcement on net zero.

11 October 2023

Big changes to HS2 and education will prove a real test for Rishi Sunak

Comment

"Too many announcements, not enough evident strategy." Paul Johnson in The Times on the announcements in last week's Conservative Party Conference.

9 October 2023

Mafia infiltrations in times of crisis: Evidence from the Covid-19 shock

Working Paper

We analyse the risk of mafia capture of firms operating in the legal economy and the relationship between firm performance and mafia infiltration.

9 October 2023

Full expensing and the corporation tax base

Report

This report discusses the temporary full-expensing policy and whether it should be made a permanent part of the corporate tax base.

6 October 2023

Sunak’s weak intervention may prompt a climate change revolution

Comment

"We need some light shone on what needs doing and on how far away we are from doing it." Paul Johnson writes for The Times on our net zero targets.

25 September 2023

The materials that shape our economy

Podcast

In this episode, we speak with Ed Conway, Economics Editor at Sky News and author of a new book Material World: The Making of Civilisation.

13 September 2023

Big firm, little firm: are differences between companies driving inequality and holding back growth?

Podcast

Debates about inequality often focus on inequalities between people. But what about inequalities between firms?

30 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

Levelling Up: Is inequality between places Britain’s biggest problem?

Podcast

Since 2019, 'levelling up' has been at the forefront of the political agenda - but is inequality between places really Britain’s biggest problem?

16 August 2023

The economics of immigration

Podcast

Recently, the government announced record net migration figures. Paul Johnson speaks to Madeleine Sumption, a political scientist, to get the facts.

8 June 2023

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CIOT/IFS debate: Carbon border adjustment – what approach should the UK take?

Presentation

The government is consulting on how to prevent UK taxes on greenhouse gas emissions simply leading to emissions-generating activities moving abroad.

24 May 2023

Remote working is probably here to stay, and these are the reasons why

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"Let’s try to shed some light into a heated debate." Paul Johnson writes for the Times on the evidence on working from home and hybrid working.

22 May 2023

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