Public finances
The business bailout dilemma still awaits Rishi Sunak and the government
A growing debt overhang means the difficult decisions are still all in the future for the Treasury
Five things we learnt from Rishi Sunak's summer economic statement
The chancellor has set out the ‘second phase’ of the government’s economic response to coronavirus
Five things to look out for in Rishi Sunak’s summer economic update
Will the chancellor’s ‘summer economic update’ be a gamechanger?
Coronavirus: stimulus policies in other countries after the first shutdown
As governments started to ease public health restrictions, many countries implemented new policies to try to encourage spending.
Boris Johnson’s 'New Deal for Britain' speech: four key questions
Though billed as the prime minister’s big speech on the economy, today’s announcements failed to answer some key questions
Covid-19: wage subsidies and unemployment
Governments across the developed world have invested huge amounts of money into policies designed to prop up household incomes.
Is the government calling time on the two-metre rule?
There are economic risks, as well as opportunities, to reducing the UK's coronavirus social distancing rule
Lifting lockdown: how to approach a coronavirus exit strategy
How will the government ease the lockdown restrictions? Our panel discussed the options facing the government.
The government’s coronavirus bailout should not be built on unaffordable loans
Direct grants and equity-style injections would provide a better model of support for small companies
Coronavirus and the UK economy: Andy Haldane
Chief Economist of the Bank of England joined the IfG to discuss the economic impacts of the pandemic.