IFS Zooms In: The Economy
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IFS Zooms In: The Economy

by Institute for Fiscal Studies

Step beyond the headlines with in-depth, independent analysis from the experts at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Hosted by IFS Director Helen Miller, this podcast brings you objective insights from the researchers shaping the debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1
The Spring Forecast explained
40:47 Mar 4, 2026
2
How to fix the fiscal rules
47:30 Feb 19, 2026
3
Are Plan 2 student loans 'unfair'?
49:30 Feb 12, 2026
4
Did inflation cause the cost of living crisis?
52:11 Feb 6, 2026
5
Does the minimum wage cost jobs?
37:54 Jan 29, 2026
6
Why isn’t the NHS improving faster?
37:44 Jan 16, 2026
7
What really matters for the UK economy in 2026
42:45 Jan 9, 2026
8
Tax changes in the Budget
39:22 Dec 5, 2025
9
The Autumn Budget explained
45:47 Nov 27, 2025
10
How could the Chancellor cut spending?
41:20 Nov 20, 2025
11
Is the UK in hock to the bond market?
40:15 Nov 13, 2025
12
How could the Chancellor raise more tax?
52:17 Nov 6, 2025
13
How to fix VAT
44:28 Nov 4, 2025
14
How to fix property taxes
49:36 Oct 30, 2025
15
How to fix wealth taxes
1:05:37 Oct 27, 2025
16
How to fix income tax
43:27 Oct 21, 2025
17
The Budget Dilemma: Tax Rises or Spending Cuts?
47:55 Oct 17, 2025
18
Should Labour scrap the two-child limit?
27:52 Oct 9, 2025
19
Should the middle class get benefits?
48:51 Oct 2, 2025
20
Why is defence spending rising?
42:34 Sep 26, 2025
21
Children and young people: your questions answered | Are the kids OK? #5
46:59 Sep 11, 2025
22
What’s happening to families in the UK? | Are the kids OK? #4
40:51 Sep 5, 2025
23
Is further education treated as second class? | Are the kids OK? #3
52:37 Aug 28, 2025
24
Are England's schools working? | Are the kids OK? #2
48:32 Aug 21, 2025
25
Are Britain’s youngest children getting the best start? | Are the kids OK? #1
46:54 Aug 14, 2025
26
What are the big threats to public finances?
48:58 Jul 24, 2025
27
One year of Labour government: Is mission-driven politics really happening?
41:09 Jul 18, 2025
28
Paul Johnson’s final episode: big challenges ahead for the UK economy
45:26 Jul 9, 2025
29
How to fix UK pensions?
44:16 Jul 4, 2025
30
The policy that changed childhood in the UK
55:48 Jun 26, 2025
31
What’s gone wrong in the Crown Courts?
43:51 Jun 19, 2025
32
Spending Review 2025: What it means and why it matters
43:40 Jun 12, 2025
33
Trade Wars: The end of globalisation?
47:43 Jun 4, 2025
34
Why is the government reforming health-related benefits?
37:08 May 14, 2025
35
What's the future of corporation tax?
45:17 Apr 10, 2025
36
Spring Statement 2025
37:10 Mar 27, 2025
37
The Schools Bill
46:36 Mar 11, 2025
38
Family values: inheritance, inequality and social mobility
49:48 Mar 3, 2025
39
How important is the OBR forecast?
55:00 Feb 12, 2025
40
Do tariffs work?
37:52 Jan 23, 2025
41
How is tax damaging the housing market?
37:47 Dec 18, 2024
42
Why did the French budget fail to pass?
39:57 Dec 12, 2024
43
How can we make government more productive?
43:40 Dec 3, 2024
44
Inheritance tax rises and the Budget: who's affected?
46:59 Nov 15, 2024
45
How big are the UK's demographic challenges?
48:03 Nov 8, 2024
46
What does the Budget mean for the UK?
41:12 Oct 31, 2024
47
LIVE: How can Rachel Reeves make her first Budget a success?
50:05 Oct 24, 2024
48
What options does Rachel Reeves have for the Budget?
35:47 Oct 16, 2024
49
Should the Chancellor raise capital gains tax?
41:38 Oct 9, 2024
50
How can government reduce child poverty?
33:42 Oct 3, 2024
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