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Public spending and finance

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.
Research projects
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.