Tom is an Associate Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector. His research focuses on tax and benefit policy, the low wage labour market, and the interaction of the two. He is the editor of IFS’ flagship reports on Living Standards, Inequality, and Poverty.
Education
MSc Economics (Distinction), University College London, 2014
BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford, 2012
On 5 September we will know which of the two is the next Conservative Party leader - and therefore Prime Minister - so their visions for tax and spending matter.
The Spring Statement will take place against a backdrop of rising inflation, impacting living standards and the government finances alike. At this event, IFS researchers will set out their latest assessment of the economic and fiscal backdrop and some of the challenges that the Chancellor will need to consider.
