The Latest Breaking News from IFS

The cost-of-living crisis and new staffing costs have been pushing schools in England into financial trouble. So school leaders were relieved to hear of an increase to their budget in the government’s autumn statement, delivered on November 17.

IFS warns UK economy damaged by series of own goals, including Liz Truss’s mini-Budget

After the Autumn Statement, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson said he would be 'most surprised' if the tax burden returns to pre-Covid average 'at any time in the coming decades'

‘Clear evidence’ of discrimination in terms of salary and careers despite academic progress, IFS study finds

Report foresees funding for childcare places in England falling by 8% over next three years

Experts the IFS said extending a freeze on Income Tax and National Insurance thresholds to 2028 would be a huge windfall - and leave families with 'lower living standards'

Young people no longer able to rely on hard work to improve their living standards as they age, says IFS

As Rishi Sunak warns of a ‘profound economic challenge’, struggling departments face reduced budgets

Thinktank says any reduction would ‘sit uncomfortably’ with pledge to focus on skills and economic growth