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13 Nov 19
Protecting social care spending has forced English councils to cut other services by 40% in the last 10 years, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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7 Oct 19
Revoking Brexit would be the best outcome for the UK economy while a no-deal scenario would double government borrowing, a major economic study has found.
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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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27 Sep 19
The prime minister’s plans to cut revenue received from National Insurance contributions and higher income tax would cost billions a year, a think-tank has said.
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26 Sep 19
Political consensus to tackle the housing crisis is needed but is at an early stage, a conference has heard.
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20 Sep 19
Further education spending increases promised by government will still leave colleges £1.1bn worse off than 2010 levels, analysis has found.
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9 Sep 19
Think-tanks help shape how we live our lives, the laws we’re governed by, the taxes we pay and the services we get, yet we know little about them, write Colin and Carole Talbot.
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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.
13 Nov 19Protecting social care spending has forced English councils to cut other services by 40% in the last 10 years, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
7 Oct 19Revoking Brexit would be the best outcome for the UK economy while a no-deal scenario would double government borrowing, a major economic study has found.
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.
27 Sep 19The prime minister’s plans to cut revenue received from National Insurance contributions and higher income tax would cost billions a year, a think-tank has said.
26 Sep 19Political consensus to tackle the housing crisis is needed but is at an early stage, a conference has heard.
20 Sep 19Further education spending increases promised by government will still leave colleges £1.1bn worse off than 2010 levels, analysis has found.
9 Sep 19Think-tanks help shape how we live our lives, the laws we’re governed by, the taxes we pay and the services we get, yet we know little about them, write Colin and Carole Talbot.
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.
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