Public finance data out today show that borrowing overshot the official forecast made at last month's Spring Statement by £15 ...

On April 15, 1975, Denis Healey, the Labour chancellor, presented his budget. An economic crisis was upon us. Inflation was ...

In this paper, we estimate average equivalised consumption measures across local authority districts in Great Britain. We use small-area estimation methods that combine information from a household ...

Living standards across areas can be measured in many ways. Common approaches are to look at differences in local productivity (which reflect differences in the earnings of those working, but not ...

In this paper, we estimate average equivalised consumption measures across local authority districts in Great Britain.

The government spent around £1.1 trillion, or 40.6% of national income, on our behalf in 2023-24. This was composed of different categories of spending - e.g. health, education, and benefit spending - ...

This week, we’re looking at corporation tax, which was introduced 60 years ago. Across the decades there have been no shortage of predictions that corporate tax revenues will decline, and yet the tax ...

Clara's interests lie in public and labour economics. She joined the Institute for Fiscal Studies in 2021 while completing her Master of Science in Economics. In 2023, she earned the three-years IFS ...

“Today’s Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) report highlights the fiscal challenges facing the Scottish and UK governments over coming decades as populations age and public service costs rise. Under ...

The state pension age (SPA) – the age at which individuals can first receive their state pension – is one of the most important features of the UK pension system. Increases for both men and (in ...