Taxing burden for Brown's successor

Carl Emmerson

Published on 5 February 2007

Next month's Budget is expected to be Gordon Brown's last as chancellor before he becomes Prime Minister.

<p>Next month's Budget is expected to be Gordon Brown's last as chancellor before he becomes Prime Minister. </p><p> </p><p>His successor at the Treasury is likely to inherit less public debt, and lower borrowing, than Kenneth Clarke bequeathed him.</p>

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.