Public finances
Industrial Strategy Council – annual report
The Industrial Strategy Council provided an update on progress in implementing the 2017 Industrial Strategy and the lessons that the annual report con
Tax policy in the real world: in conversation with former chancellors
This event brought together former chancellors to discuss their experiences of tax policy making, the problems they faced and how they made progress.
Sunak's Plan for Growth resembles a shopping list not a balanced prospectus
Giles Wilkes is left unimpressed by the chancellor's Plan for Growth
The biggest tax-raising budget since 1993 – but further rises could well follow
Thomas Pope predicts that further tax rises are likely to be needed before the next election
Five rules to guide Keir Starmer’s response to Rishi Sunak’s budget
John McTernan says that five rules should guide Labour’s response to Sunak’s announcement
Rishi Sunak's budget: lessons learned, battles won, decisions ducked
Bronwen Maddox warns that the chancellor may yet be punished for his overly enthusiastic Eat Out to Help Out scheme
Six things we learned from budget 2021
We at the Institute for Government had six questions in mind ahead of the budget and this page provides our snap analysis in answer to those questions
Covid has exposed a need to return to ‘something for something’
The coronavirus crisis has highlighted gaps in the UK’s social security system
Budget 2021: a preview in charts
Thomas Pope runs through some of the big challenges the chancellor faces and decisions he has to make.
Jobs and benefits: The Covid-19 challenge
Individuals and the economy would benefit from the government rethinking aspects of the support provided to people when they first fall out of work.