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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It might appear that a crisis in Britain's public finances has been averted. The country's finances for 2010-11 were better than expected. Tax rises and spending cuts should see the budget deficit largely eliminated within five years. The markets seem relaxed, and the interest rates the government pays on its borrowing remain modest. So the question arises: is George Osborne right to stick with his programme of cuts? Search |

