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IFS Working Paper W15/27
Redistribution from a lifetime perspective
This paper investigates how our impression of redistribution undertaken by the tax and benefit system changes when viewed from a lifetime perspective. To do so, the authors simulate lifecycle data designed to be representative of the experiences of the baby-boom cohort, born 1945–54.
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Redistribution from a lifetime perspective: background and methodology
This presentation was delivered at the 'Redistribution from a lifetime perspective' event held at the Nuffield Foundation on 22nd September 2015.
Presentation
Redistribution from a lifetime perspective: current tax and benefit system
This presentation was delivered at the 'Redistribution from a lifetime perspective' event held at the Nuffield Foundation on 22nd September 2015.
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More than nine in ten individuals pay more in taxes than they receive in social security over their lifetime
In a single year, 64% of individuals in the UK pay more in taxes than they receive in social security. But most individuals experience considerable change over their lifetimes: for example those not in paid work in one year are often in work in another year. New analysis, published by the Institute ...