The IFS Green Budget 2018, in association with Citi and ICAEW and with funding from the Nuffield Foundation, analysed the issues and challenges facing Chancellor Philip Hammond as he prepares for the Autumn Budget. The findings from a selection of chapters were presented at a launch event on 16 October 2018.
The areas covered by IFS researchers included a discussion of the outlook and risks facing the UK public finances and of options for the upcoming Spending Review. IFS researchers also provided specific analysis of options for raising taxes, the impact of Brexit on the labour market, how the government spends its overseas aid budget, and home ownership among young people. Additional analysis was provided by ICAEW on public sector assets and defence spending and by Citi on the outlook for the UK and global economies.
You can download slides from each of the presentations by following the links on the right of the page.
Speakers
Ben Zaranko
Ben is a Senior Research Economist and an editor of the IFS Green Budget. His work focuses on the health and social care system and UK fiscal policy.
Tom Waters
Tom is an Associate Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector.
Ross Warwick
Ross joined the IFS in 2016 and works in a couple of areas of IFS research.
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