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Election Special: Your questions answered
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In the final run up to the election, we answer your questions about everything from borrowing to AI to the part that luck plays in the economy.
27 June 2024
Election Special: The Labour manifesto explained
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We discuss the Labour manifesto launched on Thursday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.
14 June 2024
Election Special: The Conservative manifesto explained
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We discuss the Conservative manifesto launched on Tuesday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.
12 June 2024
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General Election 2024: IFS manifesto analysis
event 24 June 2024
IFS researchers and Director Paul Johnson will deliver their analysis of the parties' manifestos at a live-streamed press briefing.
Inaugural IFS postdoc workshop
workshop 4 July 2024
This academic workshop on applied public and labour economics will feature presentations by alumni of the IFS postdoc scheme.
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024
event 25 July 2024
This online event will present the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK.
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Scottish universities and students are under pressure – and so is the Scottish budget

Comment

The Scottish Government is boosting support for students’ living costs, but funding for teaching, down 19% since 2013–14, is likely to fall further.

14 December 2023

Annual report on education spending in England: 2023

Report

Our sixth annual report on education spending shows changes over time across different stages of education, as well as geographic differences.

11 December 2023

Talk of a ‘doom loop’ in the public finances is for very good reasons

Comment

"Wishful thinking will not keep us out of a debt-interest-fuelled doom loop. Only hard choices will do that." Paul Johnson writes in The Times.

5 December 2023

The Autumn Statement explained

Podcast

We analyse the Chancellor's 2023 Autumn Statement.

24 November 2023

What does the Autumn Statement mean for local government and public service spending?

Comment

Kate Ogden explains the impact of the Autumn Statement on public services, council funding and devolution deals.

24 November 2023

2p cut is welcome but fiscal risks are serious

Comment

"Whoever is chancellor after the next election, is going to have to face up to some hard truths," Paul Johnson in The Times.

23 November 2023

Autumn Statement 2023: IFS analysis

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IFS researchers presented their analysis of the Chancellor's announcements the day after the Autumn Statement.

23 November 2023

A photo of Jeremy Hunt holding the budget box

Autumn Statement 2023

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

22 November 2023

Autumn Statement 2023 response

Comment

Higher inflation has boosted tax revenues. Rather than compensate public services, or bank the spoils, the Chancellor decided to cut taxes.

22 November 2023

The Autumn Statement 2023 explained in 90 seconds

Explainer

Paul Johnson responds to Jeremy Hunt's 2023 Autumn Statement.

22 November 2023

Cutting inheritance tax isn’t quite as simple as its proponents suggest

Comment

"There are dozens of tax cuts that would be some combination of more equitable and better designed to promote economic efficiency and growth."

20 November 2023

Using October rather than September inflation to uprate working-age benefits represents a £3 billion cut

Comment

Using October rather than September inflation to uprate benefits in April 2024 would be a permanent £3 billion cut to the size of the benefits system.

16 November 2023

Assessing the Welsh Government’s consultation on reforms to council tax

Report

We analyse the impact of the possible approaches to council tax reform set out in the Welsh Government’s consultation on ‘A fairer council tax’.

14 November 2023

Revaluation and reform of Welsh council tax should proceed without delay

Comment

We analyse the impact of the possible approaches to council tax reform set out in the Welsh Government’s consultation on ‘A fairer council tax’.

14 November 2023

The changes to the UK's net zero pathway explained

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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

Debt can be redefined but it won’t disappear. Hard decisions are needed

Comment

"The bind is a real one. Both we and our political leaders need to face up to it." Paul Johnson writes for The Times.

23 October 2023

The Expert Factor: Why is the UK so bad at infrastructure?

Podcast

The Expert Factor team take a deep dive into what goes wrong when the UK wants to build big things.

20 October 2023

Now is not the time for tax cuts

Explainer

In the current environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, tax cuts at the upcoming Budget would be extremely difficult to justify.

18 October 2023

The economic picture facing the Chancellor

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We look at the underlying economic situation facing the Chancellor following the publication of our IFS Green Budget 2023 report.

18 October 2023

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