Government finances and spending

Funding from local taxes available in the new local government finance system proposed by the government is unlikely to keep pace with rising spending pressures in coming years.

Following the provisional local government finance settlement for 2019–20, we look at how the funding cuts made over the four years between 2015–16 and 2019–20 are set to vary around the country.

This presentation was given at a seminar at the London School of Economics on 19 November 2018.

This presentation was given at an IFS public talk held at the University of Birmingham on 7 November 2018.

The chancellor managed to ease the squeeze on the public sector with his Budget on Monday but he dodged the tough decisions needed to come up with long-term solutions for funding services, says Ben Zaranko.

This presentation was given at an IFS briefing following the Autumn Budget Statement 2018.

This presentation was given at an IFS briefing following the Autumn Budget Statement 2018.

This presentation was given at an IFS briefing following the Autumn Budget Statement 2018.

This presentation is one of a series on the economics of tax policy.

This presentation is one of a series on the economics of tax policy.

This presentation is one of a series on the economics of tax policy.

This presentation is one of a series on the economics of tax policy.

This presentation was given by David Phillips at the CIOT/IFS debate, "Tax devolution - a help or hindrance to the UK's cities, regions and nations?", on 22 October 2018.

This presentation is one of a series on the economics of tax policy.

This was the introductory section at the launch of the IFS Green Budget 2018.