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May 14, 2024 · Executive summary. Health spending, and the performance of the NHS, will feature prominently in the upcoming general election campaign. Many different factors matter …

Jul 25, 2024 · Key findings What has happened to living standards since the pandemic? 1. Between 2021–22 and 2022–23, median household income before housing costs (BHC) fell …

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Nov 25, 2024 · The Budget announced a range of changes to inheritance tax, curtailing reliefs for agricultural and business assets, bringing pensions into the scope of inheritance tax and …

Sep 23, 2024 · <p>We discuss the economic consequences of tariffs, why governments use them, and whether they actually achieve their intended goals.</p>

Sep 13, 2022 · Your education has a huge effect on your life chances. As well as being likely to lead to better wages, higher levels of education are linked with better health, wealth and even …

Dec 13, 2023 · Executive summary. In this major report of the Pensions Review, led by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in partnership with the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, we consider …

How have incomes changed over time? We measure household income by adding up different sources of income such as earnings from employment or self-employment, benefits, pension …

Jul 11, 2023 · Executive summary. The Labour party has proposed a package of policies to remove tax exemptions from private schools. Most importantly in revenue terms, it has …