Authors
Paul Johnson
Director
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
Explainer details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ex.ifs.2023.0012
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Johnson, P. (2023). This will be the biggest tax-raising parliament on record [Explainer] Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/will-be-biggest-tax-raising-parliament-record-0 (accessed: 19 May 2024).
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