Economy

Help for small businesses needs to be scaled up to prevent collapses as they face cashflow crisis

Businesses across the UK face significant challenges with cashflow, as they struggle to weather the Covid-19 lockdown. British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) polling of more than 1,000 businesses, cond...

09/04/2020

Blog post Expert comment Economy Business IPPR

Sarah Longlands discusses what to look out for in the March 2020 Budget

Less than 100 days since the General Election and the recent reshuffle means that we are now starting to get us some clues as to the priorities of this new Government. After so many months of Brexit...

27/02/2020

Blog post Expert comment Economy Budget IPPR North

Public support for a paradigm shift in economic policy: Will the 2019 election be another 1945 or 1979?

Polling conducted by YouGov for the Institute of Public Policy Research shows clear support for fundamental reform of the UK economy, on a scale comparable to the 'paradigm-shifting' changes which...

17/11/2019

Publication Briefing Economy Budget Business Equality Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Reforming the taxation of dividends: Revenue estimates for Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats

This briefing paper focuses on the proposal that income from wealth should be taxed the same as income from work, with a focus on dividend income. It is profoundly unjust that those who work for...

15/11/2019

Publication Briefing Economy Commission on Economic Justice Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Thinking bigger on tax in Scotland: Using Scotland's local tax powers to their full potential

In recent years the Scottish parliament has seen the devolution of significant new powers over taxation. In many ways the policy debate has been dominated over how these new powers, particularly over...

19/09/2019

Publication Report Economy Scotland IPPR Scotland

Just tax: Reforming the taxation of income from wealth and work

The UK is one of the most unequal countries in the developed world, and income inequality could be set to worsen as capital and property ownership become more important sources of income generation....

09/09/2019

Publication Report Economy IPPR Centre for Economic Justice

There is an alternative: Ending austerity in the UK

Since 2010/11, successive UK governments have chosen to impose a programme of austerity in an attempt to reduce the budget deficit. This period of austerity is set to be the longest pause in real...

03/07/2019

Publication Report Economy Budget Centre for Economic Justice Future Welfare State IPPR

‘People can’t wait’ – when could Scotland’s new Income Supplement be introduced?

As part of IPPR Scotland’s work in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on poverty in Scotland, we have been travelling across the country to hear from people living at the sharp end of...

24/05/2019

Blog post Long read Economy Families IPPR Scotland

The UK in the global economy

In recent years our economy has been growing, but most people are no better off than a decade ago. For many people the economy does not appear to be working at all.

09/05/2019

Publication Graphic guide IPPR Economy Centre for Economic Justice

A progressive future for income tax in Scotland?

The Scottish government begins the budget process for Scotland on 12 December 2018, publishing its draft budget for 2019/20. This will see the Scottish government set out its plans for devolved taxes...

12/12/2018

Publication Briefing Economy Budget Scotland IPPR Scotland