Facts and figures about UK taxes, benefits and public spending.
Income distribution, poverty and inequality.
Analysing government fiscal forecasts and tax and spending.
Analysis of the fiscal choices an independent Scotland would face.
Case studies that give a flavour of the areas where IFS research has an impact on society.
Reforming the tax system for the 21st century.
A peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing articles by academics and practitioners.
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The economy remains in fairly good shape, but the chancellor's self-imposed rules may have put him in unnecessary danger. As he addressed Labour's conference yesterday, Gordon Brown's position as heir apparent to the premiership was looking more secure than ever. But as he swept into Brighton after his trip to Washington for the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, clouds were gathering. Weaknesses in the economy and public finances threaten the chancellor's reputation for mastery of the domestic policy scene. Search |

