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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Public spending
The coalition Government's plan to restore the public finances to health involve the largest cut to public service spending since at least the Second World War. IFS analysis considers the trends in different functions of public spending in recent years, and compares this to what forecasts imply that the future might hold. IFS researchers are also involved in in-depth analysis of a number of different areas of public spending, for example: education and health.
This research looks at Council Tax, other local taxes, and at regional and local government spending.
In this area we look at trends and forecasts in overall public spending.
Work in this area looks at trends in, and forecasts for, public spending on education.
Work in this area looks at trends in, and forecasts for, public spending on health.
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