Income taxes

This presentation was the Presidential address at the Society for Labor Economics, World Meeting in London, June 2010.

This presentation was delivered at the IFS 2010 Election Briefing on 27 April 2010.

This presentation was given to the EU Working Group on Taxation, in Brussels, March 30th 2010.

This presentation was given at the IFS post-Budget briefing on 25th March 2010.

This presentation was given at the IFS post-Budget briefing on 25th March 2010.

In his 2008 Conservative party conference speech, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne announced that an incoming Conservative government would freeze Council Tax in England for two years. Over the past month, the parties have been disputing how much it would cost, if it were to be implemented in 2011-12 and 2012-13. IFS researchers have re-analysed this policy and find that putting a number on how much it costs is not simple, and this observation explains why.

This presentation was given at the launch of the 2010 Green Budget.

The issue of marriage and family life looks set to be a key election battleground. In recent weeks, the Conservative Party's policy on supporting marriage in the tax system has been under the spotlight. A Green Paper on family policy is due to be released by the Government next week. Recently-published IFS analysis, and two new projects funded by the Nuffield Foundation, hope to shed light on some of these issues.

The Centre for Social Justice published a report, in association with Oliver Wyman, on how to reform the benefits and tax credits system, with the aim of reducing the number of families where no one is in work. Will the proposals work, and at what cost?