Serious discussion on how much to squeeze is needed

Published on 7 January 2014

There needs to be serious political debate about how much of a squeeze, the balance between taxes and spending, and the choices within spending should be over the next 18 months. None of the choices will be easy.

There needs to be serious political debate about how much of a squeeze, the balance between taxes and spending, and the choices within spending should be over the next 18 months. None of the choices will be easy.

Authors

Paul Johnson
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.

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IFS

Suggested citation

Johnson, P. (2014). Serious discussion on how much to squeeze is needed [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/serious-discussion-how-much-squeeze-needed (accessed: 20 April 2024).

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