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Liz Truss’s plans for tax cuts ‘a gamble at best’, says leading think tank

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the new PM risks putting the public finances on an ‘unsustainable path’

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2022

‘Who pays?’: Labour go on the attack over Truss’s energy plans

Opposition says PM has not detailed how she will fund her price freeze after ruling out windfall tax

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2022

Economist explains how UK energy crisis plan will affect bills and inflation

More on who will ultimately be left to foot the bill

Wales Online · Sep 19, 2022

Tory leadership tax cut promises ‘hard to square’ with UK’s future, experts warn

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said ‘permanent tax cuts’ could exacerbate pressures on the public purse.

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Educational disadvantage gap virtually unchanged in 20 years, says report

The pandemic has significantly worsened overall outcomes as well as widening inequalities, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Next PM must find 'many more billions' in energy bill help - as hikes branded 'inhumane'

Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) chief Paul Johnson said it was a 'mystery' why Tory leadership hopefuls were obsessing over tax cuts when the country was heading into recession

Daily Mirror · Aug 5, 2022

The Standard View: Recession warning lays bare the harsh realities facing the next Tory leader

Amid projections of higher inflation and a recession that could last more than a year, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has made one thing clear: whoever wins the Conservative leadership election will have to provide more support for households.

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2022

Sunak defends taking money from deprived urban areas as he faces latest hustings with Liz Truss – as it happened

Candidates face Tory members in Eastbourne; former chancellor, who was filmed saying he tried to divert funds from ‘deprived urban areas’, says it was sensible

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022

Schools in England face funding crisis as costs soar, study warns

Institute for Fiscal Studies says spend per pupil set to be lower in 2025 than in 2010, with budgets already under strain from rises in food, energy and wage bills

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2022

Hundreds of West Dunbartonshire families on benefits are being affected by two-child limit on payments

Institute for Fiscal Studies report, published last week, found that benefit cuts had pushed up child poverty levels prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, with families with three or more children seeing “substantially larger” increases.

Daily Record · Jul 28, 2022