There are strong reasons to radically reform how we currently tax the sources and uses of wealth; this includes reforming ...

The government has set itself a target to have 75% of five-year-olds reaching a good level of development by 2028.

The chancellor has to somehow reconcile tax and spending, but both her own Labour MPs and the Tory opposition are still ...

Can the UK pensions system deliver a decent standard of living in retirement? We explore the challenges and changes needed. In this paper, the authors ask what role taxation can or might play in ...

This report examines how the government’s recent proposed welfare reforms affect incomes, insurance, and incentives to work ...

These changes more than halve the saving of the package of reforms, making the Chancellor’s already difficult Budget ...

The government’s original reform was set to save £5.5 billion in the short run (by 2029–30) and double that in the long run ...

In this paper, the authors ask what role taxation can or might play in reducing inequality in low and middle-income countries ...

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The tax system pushes businesses and households away from electricity towards gas, making net zero more costly to achieve.

There's significant speculation that some of the proposed disability benefit changes will be scaled back: we discuss some of ...

Paul has been director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies since 2011. He is a columnist for The Times, and is a regular contributor to other broadcast and print media. He is a visiting professor in ...