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Tax cuts U-turn is right, but a repeat of austerity will damage economy and growth, IPPR warns chancellor

IPPR researchers have reacted to today’s emergency financial statement by Jeremy Hunt, the new chancellor of the exchequer. IPPR executive director Carys Roberts said: “The Chancello...

17/10/2022

Press Releases Economy Public services Budget

IPPR North responds to the Chancellor’s statement

Zoë Billingham, director of IPPR North said: “Whilst chaos reigns in Westminster, here on the ground in the North and across the country, people are exhausted by financial uncertainty. Soaring...

17/10/2022

Press Releases Economy Budget IPPR North

Retained EU Law Bill: Government's ‘power grab’ a huge concern for rights, democracy and international relations says IPPR

New Retained EU Law bill allows government to change any piece of secondary retained EU law, without the need for an Act of Parliament Sunset clause revokes all EU-derived...

30/09/2022

Press Releases Power & politics IPPR

Budget: Richest 10 per cent get almost half of gains from tax cuts, finds IPPR

48 per cent of gains made from changes to income tax and national insurance contributions go to the richest decile Levelling-up undermined as London and the South East gain much...

23/09/2022

Press Releases Economy

IPPR Scotland Responds to UK Chancellor’s Fiscal Event

Philip Whyte, director of IPPR Scotland said: “Today the UK Chancellor made reckless decisions that will benefit the wealthiest and leave families who need help most out in the cold. Both...

23/09/2022

Press Releases Economy Budget IPPR Scotland

‘Sugar rush’ budget won’t deliver sustainable growth and means lasting inequality, says IPPR

IPPR researchers have reacted to today’s emergency energy policy announcement. IPPR executive director Carys Roberts said: “Today’s budget fails to address most of the biggest...

23/09/2022

Press Releases Economy

IPPR North responds to today’s fiscal event

Zoë Billingham, director of IPPR North said: “Today’s budget fails to address what is needed to deliver sustained economic growth which can be built & shared by all corners of the UK. It...

23/09/2022

Press Releases Economy Budget IPPR North

Government’s ‘plan for patients’: right diagnosis, wrong prescription says IPPR

Responding to the new 'plan for patients' Chris Thomas, head of the Commission on Health and Prosperity, said: "Thérèse Coffey has got the diagnosis right, but the prescription wrong. It is...

22/09/2022

Press Releases Public services Commission on Health and Prosperity IPPR

Revealed: the ‘nightmare’ childcare system that makes new mothers pay to return to work

Low earners face effective tax rates up to 130 per cent to work more than 25 hours a week, IPPR finds Combined childcare fees, taxes and benefit withdrawal can mean working longer hours costs...

22/09/2022

Press Releases Economy Families IPPR

Plan for a retrofit revolution: how more than two million new jobs would boost levelling-up and also tackle energy crisis

Areas in need of levelling-up would benefit twice as much from a nationwide retrofitting schemes as London £7bn a year scheme would sustain 2.7 million direct and indirect jobs...

21/09/2022

Press Releases Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

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