Authors
Carl Emmerson
Deputy Director
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
Andrew Dilnot
Comment details
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Dilnot, A and Emmerson, C. (1999). Wisdom of the wait and see approach to public finances [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/wisdom-wait-and-see-approach-public-finances (accessed: 28 March 2024).
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