Public finances
State aid: a dealbreaker for the UK?
As the deadline for reaching a deal with the EU approaches, state aid remains a major obstacle to any future partnership.
Support for business during the coronavirus crisis
How national and subnational governments have so far supported businesses during the crisis.
The point of industrial strategy is not to build a massive tech champion
The government's aspiration to drive Britain's creation of a trillion dollar tech company is deeply problematic
The government should delay the spending review as well as the budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has sensibly announced he will not present a budget this autumn.
Whitehall Monitor: The cost of Covid-19
Covid-19 is already likely to cost the UK government £317bn – in increased public borrowing – in 2020/21 alone.
This is not the time for a three-year spending review
The government’s decision to hold a three-year spending review is the wrong one and should be reversed
The EU’s recovery package does not signal the advent of an EU superstate
The deal on the EU’s recovery package shows that member states are ready for the EU Commission to play a bigger role in responding to crises
Coronavirus: the government’s summer stimulus package
As the UK moved out of the initial Covid lockdown phase in the summer, the government attempted to stimulate demand and speed up economic reopening.
OBR scenarios suggest that Rishi Sunak’s ‘Plan for Jobs’ may not be enough
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s newly published scenarios underline the uncertainty of the economic outlook
Anneliese Dodds MP – in conversation with Bronwen Maddox
The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Anneliese Dodds MP for an in conversation event.