We respond to government plans to increase the cap on tuition fees for England-domiciled undergraduate students.

IFS Director Paul Johnson responds to the overall picture for taxation, spending and the public finances in the Autumn 2024 ...

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

Increases in taxes and borrowing are not costless and the spending plans after 2025-26 are unlikely to survive contact with ...

Objective analysis of economic policy is more important now than it has ever been. You can join our network and help improve ...

David Phillips gave this presentation to the CIPFA local government treasurers’ retreat confirmation, summarising IFS ...

117 days after Labour took office, Rachel Reeves has finally delivered her Budget. From tax rises and fiscal rules, to public services and investment, we'll take a tour around all of the big ...

Until the Great Recession in 2008, the British economy was growing.

Rachel Reeves needs to deliver a clear statement of intent for the remainder of this government’s time in office ...

In order to meet their net zero target, the government has to either stop all emissions within the UK, or offset them by ...

Paul is joined by colleague Helen Miller, Deputy Director at IFS, Lord Stewart Wood, a Labour peer and former member under ...

We study the interaction of retraining and international trade in Germany, a highly open economy with extended ...