The Latest Breaking News from Institute for Fiscal Studies

NI to stamp duty: what is left of Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget?

After series of U-turns and Kwarteng’s sacking as chancellor, here is where things stand

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022

No return to austerity under Liz Truss despite budget shortfalls, says Downing Street

The Prime Minister also remained ‘committed’ to the growth measures set out in the Chancellor’s mini-budget, her official spokesman said

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2022

Government needs £60bn public spending cuts to tax giveaway

Institute for Fiscal Studies says it is not possible to deliver cuts on that scale through efficiency savings

Wales Online · Oct 11, 2022

Households to lose £2 in 'stealth' tax raid for every £1 gained under Liz Truss's plans

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found households will lose more over the next three years than they will gain from Tory cuts to personal taxes

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022

£2 taken from households in ‘stealthy’ freezes for every £1 in tax cuts – IFS

By 2025–26, freezes will take away £2 for every £1 given to households through the headline personal tax cuts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

UK Treasury chief to set out tax-slashing emergency budget

The U.K. government will publish an emergency budget statement outlining how it plans to slash taxes, tame soaring inflation and boost economic growth as a recession looms on the horizon

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Pound plunges through $1.09 as former US Treasury secretary blasts ‘naive’ UK policies in mini-budget– as it happened

Sterling has tumbled by over three cents to 37-year low, and UK gilt yields are surging, after Kwasi Kwarteng announced huge unfunded tax cuts

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

What to expect in tomorrow's Mini-Budget - Stamp Duty, energy bills and National Insurance

Everything we know about Kwasi Kwarteng's statement tomorrow - from Bankers' Bonuses to the real living wage.

Chronicle Live · Sep 22, 2022

Mini-Budget 2022: All predictions with Stamp Duty, energy bills and National Insurance

What time is the mini-Budget? Will it increase the real living wage? And why on earth is it tipped to axe the bankers' bonuses cap? Here's everything we know about Kwasi Kwarteng's statement

Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to deliver biggest tax cuts since Nigel Lawson’s Budget 34 years ago, says IFS

The Institute for Fiscal Studies also warned the Government’s dash for growth may not deliver on anything like the scale hoped for

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2022