We examine the challenges facing public services and the Chancellor’s public spending options at the forthcoming Budget and ...

David Phillips says that even if chancellor Rachel Reeves manages to avoid making cuts, councils will still need a laser-like ...

Growth has been better than expected this year, but the UK’s recovery is not yet secure. Structural changes will require ...

We explore why CGT reform is necessary and how changes could make the tax system fairer, more efficient and more ...

The IFS Green Budget 2024, in association with Citi and with funding from the Nuffield Foundation, provided in-depth analysis of the economic challenges and trade-offs facing the new Chancellor this ...

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed the reappointment of IFS Deputy Director Carl Emmerson - alongside ...

The IFS Green Budget will assess the state of the UK economy and the new government’s fiscal position ahead of their first Budget. At this online event we will offer an opportunity to meet current IFS ...

At this online event we will offer an opportunity to meet current IFS staff, and ask questions about life at IFS and our recruitment process. Join us for a special in-person recording of an episode of ...

The new Chancellor faces a difficult fiscal inheritance. Her choices on tax and spending at this first Budget could define the rest of the parliament. We examine the challenges facing public services ...

The IFS Green Budget will assess the state of the UK economy and the new government’s fiscal position ahead of their first Budget. At this online event we will offer an opportunity to meet current IFS ...

We describe the fiscal outlook and set out the unenviable but important choices – which could define the parliament – confronting Rachel Reeves. The new Chancellor faces a difficult fiscal inheritance ...

We study the impacts of high-quality, center-based early childhood education on low income children in Colombia, tracking ...