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Why we need to reform inheritance tax
podcast
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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Business and investment

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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Paul Johnson responds to Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget

Comment

Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget is a short-term sugar rush and a huge switch in direction.

24 September 2022

Job displacement costs of phasing out coal

Working Paper

We use the dramatic collapse of the UK coal industry to estimate the long-term impact on displaced miners.

14 September 2022

Why is inequality in the labour market growing?

Explainer

Giulia Giupponi takes us through the latest research on the UK labour market.

3 August 2022

UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocations for Welsh councils are flawed, costing some areas millions

Comment

A failure to properly account for population in Welsh councils’ Shared Prosperity Fund allocations is costing larger councils millions of pounds.

18 July 2022

The economic arguments for and against a wealth tax

Presentation

This presentation was given at an HMRC seminar.

15 July 2022

Business rates: reform, reduce or replace?

Presentation

This presentation was given at an LSE Taxation Seminar.

20 June 2022

How do firms impact inequality?

Explainer

In this video, John Van Reenan takes us through the latest research on firms in the UK - and looks at their impact on inequality.

16 June 2022

The Scottish Resource Spending Review: will the government choose axing or taxing?

Comment

In its upcoming Resource Spending Review, the Scottish Government will have to choose between spending cuts, tax rises, or hoping for extra UK government funding.

27 May 2022

It’s time to take a firmer grip on companies and competition law

Comment

Globalisation, inequality, feeble productivity growth, earnings stagnation, the falling labour share of national income — the most important features of economic life. And one institution binds them together: the firm.

25 April 2022

Levelling up: geographical inequality in the UK explained

Explainer

How big are inequalities in work and pay? Why are there such large gaps? Can the levelling up agenda fix these problems?

22 April 2022

It’s time to rethink how we tax the income of the super-rich

Comment

Paul Johnson in The Times on taxing the super rich.

11 April 2022

Top income inequality and tax policy

Book Chapter

Concerns about how much income ‘the rich’ have, the activities from which it is derived, and how much tax is paid on it are central to debates about inequality.

7 April 2022

Spring Statement: inflation, living standards and uncertainty

Podcast

We look at the Chancellor's Spring Statement and discuss how effective it is, and what the long-term implications are.

25 March 2022

Firms and inequality

Book Chapter

This chapter assesses inequality between firms in the UK.

3 March 2022

Firms, market power, innovation and inequality

Presentation

This event addressed a number of key questions regarding firms and inequality.

3 March 2022

CIOT/IFS Online Debate: Is it time for a windfall tax?

Presentation

Do ‘windfall taxes’ have a place in a modern tax system? Should the UK introduce a windfall tax now on the profits of oil and gas companies?

1 March 2022

Levelling up

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Our analysis of the government's announcements on levelling up.

4 February 2022

An initial IFS response to the government's Levelling Up White Paper

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We respond to the government’s ‘Levelling Up White Paper' published today.

2 February 2022

IFS pre-release 'stress test' for the Levelling Up White Paper

Comment

New IFS research shows that regional inequalities have been very persistent, and that making a difference will take persistent focus over a long time.

1 February 2022