Public finances
Budget 2021: To recovery and beyond?
In this edition of Inside Briefing Extra, IfG Chief Economist Dr Gemma Tetlow is joined by former special advisor Will de Peyer, IfG senior economist
The Treasury should not axe the Green Homes Grant
The subsidy scheme has not worked as a stimulus policy, but scrapping it would raise questions
Rishi Sunak’s budget should start laying the groundwork for tax reform
Thomas Pope argues that the chancellor should use his budget to lay the ground for future changes to the tax system
Manifesto promises alone should not hold back Rishi Sunak's Budget
The views of the public and the chancellor’s colleagues are more likely to bind his hands on pensions and tax than the letter of the manifesto
Budget 2021: when should Rishi Sunak balance the books?
In the week before the chancellor’s second budget, the Institute for Government brought together an expert panel to discuss these questions.
Rishi Sunak’s budget must support the lockdown exit roadmap
The government’s plan for easing lockdown restrictions must be supported by appropriate tax and spending policy
The government must bring an end to the UK subsidy control system limbo
The government needs to address immediately the post-Brexit legal uncertainty around subsidy control
Don’t believe the rhetoric – this is a supremely industrial-strategy minded government
Giles Wilkes looks beyond a shift in Treasury rhetoric and says this government is still one with an industrial strategy-led agenda at its heart
Coronavirus: what economic support is the government currently providing for individuals?
Since the first UK-wide lockdown, the UK and devolved governments have provided support for businesses and individuals.
Coronavirus: what economic support is the government currently providing for businesses?
Since the first UK-wide lockdown, the UK and devolved governments have provided support for businesses and individuals.