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Public spending, taxes & debt

Public spending, taxes & debt • 18 Jun 24

#ElectionEconomics: What are the parties proposing on taxes?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 30 May 24

The UK’s public finances: is it time to reform the fiscal rules?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 20 May 24

Which taxes are best and worst for growth?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 14 May 24

Can investment tax reform boost economic growth?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 16 Apr 24

What are fiscal rules and how have they worked in the UK?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 15 Feb 24

What would be the effects of abolishing or reforming inheritance tax?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 24 Nov 22

How did Treasury policy-makers approach the economic response to Covid-19?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 20 May 22

Should the UK impose a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 03 May 22

Update: What effect did Northern Ireland’s spend local scheme have on the economy?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 25 Apr 22

How might an independent Scotland manage public debt?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 Jan 22

What might the public finances of an independent Scotland look like?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 13 Dec 21

What effect will Northern Ireland’s spend local scheme have on the economy?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 06 Dec 21

Which taxes might help to restore sustainability of the public finances?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 24 Sep 21

How will UK tax rises to fund social care affect the devolved nations?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 21 Sep 21

How might changes to social care funding affect different service users?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 18 May 21

Would taxes on unhealthy foods reduce obesity?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 19 Apr 21

How should governments source public services during a crisis?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 11 Jan 21

Should a UK wealth tax be devolved?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 18 Dec 20

Are lockdowns taxes?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 14 Dec 20

Why did some earlier wealth taxes fail and could this time be different?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 11 Dec 20

Does history suggest that wealth taxes help to improve the public finances?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 09 Dec 20

How much revenue might be raised by a one-off wealth tax?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 09 Dec 20

One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 Nov 20

Who has financed higher government spending during the pandemic?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 25 Nov 20

Should the government be planning tax rises and public spending cuts?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 18 Nov 20

#economicsfest: Is Big Government back?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 Jul 20

What are the fiscal consequences of the UK response to coronavirus?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 29 May 20

What is the likely future role of the state in the UK economy?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 27 May 20

What is the size of the fiscal multiplier?
Transport & infrastructure • 01 Jul 24

Universal basic infrastructure: how could it support growth across the UK?
Families & households • 20 Jun 24

#ElectionEconomics: what are the parties proposing on housing?
Transport & infrastructure • 17 Jun 24

Rebuilding social infrastructure: how should we invest in communities?
News • 14 Jun 24

Ideas for the UK: election manifesto week
Pensions, savings & investment • 06 Jun 24

Can the UK afford the triple lock on state pensions?
Schools, universities & training • 04 Jun 24

How can the UK’s apprenticeship system be improved?
News • 31 May 24

Ideas for the UK: election economics week one
Nations, regions & cities • 22 May 24

How have the institutions of UK devolution affected economic performance?
Nations, regions & cities • 10 May 24

Update: what big policy challenges face Scotland’s next first minister?
Nations, regions & cities • 08 May 24

Argentina under a new government: what are the big economic challenges?
Pensions, savings & investment • 17 Apr 24

Should the state pension age go up in countries with ageing populations?
Families & households • 10 Apr 24

How can we tackle the UK’s housing crisis?
Nations, regions & cities • 26 Mar 24

Population ageing and decline: what policies might mitigate the downsides?
Nations, regions & cities • 22 Mar 24

The phoenix that never rises: what’s holding back Pakistan’s economy?
Nations, regions & cities • 20 Mar 24

What next for Poland’s economy?
News • 15 Mar 24

Network fail
Productivity & growth • 14 Mar 24

How can the UK revive its ailing productivity?
Lessons from history • 12 Mar 24

Financing UK rail infrastructure: how does today compare with the past?
Lessons from history • 11 Mar 24

How has infrastructure been financed in the past?
Business, big & small • 05 Mar 24

How did UK small and medium-sized enterprises manage during the pandemic?
Productivity & growth • 23 Jan 24

How is regional inequality affecting the UK’s economic performance?

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