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IFS was asked by Barnardo's to model three reforms of the tax credit system, each designed to reduce child poverty to the government's 2010/11 target in a different way. Here we detail the policy options and their impact on family incomes, work incentives and child poverty.
A full copy of the report in which this work was used, How to halve child poverty by 2010: options for redirecting resources to reduce child poverty is available on the Barnardo's website.
Authors
Mike Brewer
James Browne
Associate Director
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.
Report details
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
M, Brewer and J, Browne and D, Phillips. (2008). Options for Tax Credit reform. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/options-tax-credit-reform (accessed: 26 April 2024).
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