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6 Aug 19
More than half the top 1% of UK income taxpayers live in London and the south east and are “overwhelmingly male and middle aged”, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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31 Jul 19
An October emergency budget would be an “extraordinarily bad idea”, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson has told PF.
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4 Jul 19
Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
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14 Jun 19
Real income growth has ground to a halt after five years of recovery, with lowest income households hardest hit because of cuts in benefits and tax credits.
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4 Jun 19
Sure Start centres – that have been closing in their hundreds over the past decade - offer major health benefits to disadvantaged children, a think-tank has found.
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27 May 19
The UK’s taxes on the whole are progressive – with council tax being the only one that is regressive, an economic think-tank has said.
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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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25 Feb 19
Umbrella groups have expressed dismay deprivation has not been included in the fair funding formula.
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11 Feb 19
Public services face years more of austerity unless the chancellor hands out billions of extra pounds at the Spending Review, an economic think-tank has warned.
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1 Nov 18
Education spending has undergone a “remarkable shift” in focus towards poorer pupils, Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has found.
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30 Oct 18
There will be “no bonanza” for public services after this year’s Budget, economists have warned.
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17 Sep 18
The education funding squeeze for 16 to 18 year olds in England is “clear and worrying”, a think-tank report has said.
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11 Sep 18
The debate over Scotland’s economic future has become increasingly febrile in the wake of the blueprint for independence published by the SNP’s Sustainable Growth Commission.
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22 Aug 18
Inner London councils are set to lose out from the fair funding review, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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25 Jul 18
The total cost of the latest public sector pay rises announced by the government for some workers could be an extra £800m annually, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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13 Jul 18
School spending per pupil in England has fallen by 8% in real terms since 2009-10, more than the drop seen in Wales, according to an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis.
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24 May 18
Households in the UK would have to pay up to £2,000 a year extra to keep the NHS afloat as it copes with increased demand, a major report out today 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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22 Mar 18
Revenue from council tax and business rates in England will not keep pace with a growing social care need – and the funding gap is likely to significantly increase, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
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14 Mar 18
The government will find it hard to increase spending on public services even if it wishes to do so, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned after yesterday’s Spring Statement.
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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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23 Aug 17
Raising the top rate of income tax to 50% could raise up to £2bn more for the Treasury but could also cost more than double that depending on how high earners react, according to Institute for...
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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.
6 Aug 19More than half the top 1% of UK income taxpayers live in London and the south east and are “overwhelmingly male and middle aged”, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
31 Jul 19An October emergency budget would be an “extraordinarily bad idea”, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson has told PF.
4 Jul 19Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
14 Jun 19Real income growth has ground to a halt after five years of recovery, with lowest income households hardest hit because of cuts in benefits and tax credits.
4 Jun 19Sure Start centres – that have been closing in their hundreds over the past decade - offer major health benefits to disadvantaged children, a think-tank has found.
27 May 19The UK’s taxes on the whole are progressive – with council tax being the only one that is regressive, an economic think-tank has said.
21 Mar 19Councils could benefit from £19.3bn extra a year if they were able to collect a local income tax, economists have estimated.
25 Feb 19Umbrella groups have expressed dismay deprivation has not been included in the fair funding formula.
11 Feb 19Public services face years more of austerity unless the chancellor hands out billions of extra pounds at the Spending Review, an economic think-tank has warned.
1 Nov 18Education spending has undergone a “remarkable shift” in focus towards poorer pupils, Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has found.
17 Sep 18The education funding squeeze for 16 to 18 year olds in England is “clear and worrying”, a think-tank report has said.
11 Sep 18The debate over Scotland’s economic future has become increasingly febrile in the wake of the blueprint for independence published by the SNP’s Sustainable Growth Commission.
22 Aug 18Inner London councils are set to lose out from the fair funding review, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
25 Jul 18The total cost of the latest public sector pay rises announced by the government for some workers could be an extra £800m annually, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
13 Jul 18School spending per pupil in England has fallen by 8% in real terms since 2009-10, more than the drop seen in Wales, according to an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis.
24 May 18Households in the UK would have to pay up to £2,000 a year extra to keep the NHS afloat as it copes with increased demand, a major report out today 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.
22 Mar 18Revenue from council tax and business rates in England will not keep pace with a growing social care need – and the funding gap is likely to significantly increase, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
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.
23 Aug 17Raising the top rate of income tax to 50% could raise up to £2bn more for the Treasury but could also cost more than double that depending on how high earners react, according to Institute for...
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