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3 Oct 19
The government will have to find a way of replacing revenue lost from fuel tax as it works towards hitting emissions targets, economists have warned.
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21 Mar 19
Councils could benefit from £19.3bn extra a year if they were able to collect a local income tax, economists have estimated.
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5 Mar 19
Lone parents and renters are the most likely groups to fall into arrears since local authorities were given control of council tax relief, a think-tank has found.
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31 Oct 18
The chancellor managed to ease the squeeze on the public sector with his Budget on Monday but he dodged the tough decisions needed to come up with long-term solutions for funding services, says the...
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16 Oct 18
Public services will have to receive £19bn a year for the next five years if austerity is to end as the prime minster recently promised, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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29 Aug 18
The recalculation of local government funding allocations should take into account all the ways councils could bring in money, explains the IFS’s Neil Amin-Smith.
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14 Jun 18
Wales would take a financial hit if the Barnett formula is used to allocate replacement funding for EU programmes, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
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12 Apr 18
The 147 English councils in the 100% business rates pilot will receive about £870m in extra funding this financial year, a think-tank has said today.
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1 Mar 18
Allowing local authorities to retain business rates exposes them to risk if revenues fall. Neil Amin-Smith of the IFS considers how this risk might play out between county and district councils - and...
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24 Nov 17
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned the UK is in danger of losing two decades of economic growth, in the think-tank's post-Budget analysis.
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30 Oct 17
The government’s aim for a budget surplus by the mid 2020s may be “no longer sensible” amid current weak economic forecasts, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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20 Sep 17
Scrapping the 1% pay increase cap for public sector workers could cost the Treasury £6bn a year by 2019/20, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies research.
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15 Sep 17
Councils have expressed concern about their ability to provide quality services in the next five years, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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19 Jul 17
London is the most unequal part of the UK, but has become somewhat more equal since the 2008 recession, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
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26 May 17
The Conservative and Labour manifestos fail to honestly address long-term challenges faced by the country's public finances, a think-tank has declared.
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19 May 17
The Conservatives’ plans for public sector pay “risks exacerbating recruitment problems” while Labour’s proposals to increase pay would cost around £9bn a year, the...
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12 May 17
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned of “inevitable trade-offs” ahead as public spending pressures mount over the next 50 years.
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16 Mar 17
Child poverty in the UK is likely to increase over the next few years because of benefit cuts, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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13 Mar 17
Future squeezes on public finances could lead to a drop in the number of well-qualified people entering teaching and health professions, the Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned.
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2 Mar 17
Household income in the UK will continue to stagnate over the next two years, while child poverty and inequality is set to grow, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has predicted.
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8 Feb 17
The pace of government spending cuts is set to quicken under Philip Hammond’s plans to move the public finances into surplus, according to an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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31 Jan 17
Mandating public sector organisations in England to take on at least 250 apprentices every year is not an efficient way to boost skills in the sector, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
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13 Jan 17
The proportion of low-paid men working part time has quadrupled over the past 20 years, according to research published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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5 Jan 17
Younger generations are likely to inherit more wealth than their predecessors, while inheritances will form a greater portion of their income, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
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7 Nov 16
The number of households affected by the government’s cap on benefits will increase fourfold as a result of the tightening of the limit today, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
3 Oct 19The government will have to find a way of replacing revenue lost from fuel tax as it works towards hitting emissions targets, economists have warned.
21 Mar 19Councils could benefit from £19.3bn extra a year if they were able to collect a local income tax, economists have estimated.
5 Mar 19Lone parents and renters are the most likely groups to fall into arrears since local authorities were given control of council tax relief, a think-tank has found.
31 Oct 18The chancellor managed to ease the squeeze on the public sector with his Budget on Monday but he dodged the tough decisions needed to come up with long-term solutions for funding services, says the...
16 Oct 18Public services will have to receive £19bn a year for the next five years if austerity is to end as the prime minster recently promised, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
29 Aug 18The recalculation of local government funding allocations should take into account all the ways councils could bring in money, explains the IFS’s Neil Amin-Smith.
14 Jun 18Wales would take a financial hit if the Barnett formula is used to allocate replacement funding for EU programmes, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
12 Apr 18The 147 English councils in the 100% business rates pilot will receive about £870m in extra funding this financial year, a think-tank has said today.
24 Nov 17The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned the UK is in danger of losing two decades of economic growth, in the think-tank's post-Budget analysis.
30 Oct 17The government’s aim for a budget surplus by the mid 2020s may be “no longer sensible” amid current weak economic forecasts, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
20 Sep 17Scrapping the 1% pay increase cap for public sector workers could cost the Treasury £6bn a year by 2019/20, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies research.
15 Sep 17Councils have expressed concern about their ability to provide quality services in the next five years, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
19 Jul 17London is the most unequal part of the UK, but has become somewhat more equal since the 2008 recession, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
26 May 17The Conservative and Labour manifestos fail to honestly address long-term challenges faced by the country's public finances, a think-tank has declared.
19 May 17The Conservatives’ plans for public sector pay “risks exacerbating recruitment problems” while Labour’s proposals to increase pay would cost around £9bn a year, the...
12 May 17The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned of “inevitable trade-offs” ahead as public spending pressures mount over the next 50 years.
16 Mar 17Child poverty in the UK is likely to increase over the next few years because of benefit cuts, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
13 Mar 17Future squeezes on public finances could lead to a drop in the number of well-qualified people entering teaching and health professions, the Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned.
2 Mar 17Household income in the UK will continue to stagnate over the next two years, while child poverty and inequality is set to grow, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has predicted.
8 Feb 17The pace of government spending cuts is set to quicken under Philip Hammond’s plans to move the public finances into surplus, according to an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
31 Jan 17Mandating public sector organisations in England to take on at least 250 apprentices every year is not an efficient way to boost skills in the sector, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
13 Jan 17The proportion of low-paid men working part time has quadrupled over the past 20 years, according to research published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
5 Jan 17Younger generations are likely to inherit more wealth than their predecessors, while inheritances will form a greater portion of their income, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found.
7 Nov 16The number of households affected by the government’s cap on benefits will increase fourfold as a result of the tightening of the limit today, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
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