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Researchers at IFS carry out ongoing analysis of the government's fiscal position. After each Pre-Budget Report, Budget and Spending Review, we publish analysis of the Chancellor's proposals and reforms as well as of the public finances.
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The UK pension system has been subject to almost continuous structural reform since the Social Security Act of 1975 introduced, from 1978, the State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme (SERPS).
This Election Briefing Note looks at whether we can see a difference between the parties in their approach to taxes and benefits.
Focusing on the distributional consequences, this paper details the changes in the tax and benefit system in the Labour government's Budgets since they came to power in 1997.
Lucy Chennells, Andrew W Dilnot and Carl Emmerson (eds)
Sarah Tanner
In the 1999 Pre-Budget Report the Chancellor announced measuers to encourage charitable giving through tax relief on donations. These are explained in this Briefing Note.
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