Economy

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

REGIONAL ANALYSIS: South East

This analysis of was handed out at our event Economic Justice in the South East. The event was part of a UK-wide series of public meetings held by the IPPR Centre for Economic Justice . House...

13/02/2020

Blog post Economy

REGIONAL ANALYSIS: Northern Ireland

This analysis of the Northern Irish economy was handed out at our event Economic Justice for Northern Ireland. The event was part of a UK-wide series of public meetings held by the IPPR Centre for...

30/01/2020

Blog post Economy

Not cashless, but less cash: Economic justice and the future of UK payments

The future will have less cash. By 2028, forecasts suggest that fewer than one in 10 UK consumer payments will be made using cash.

24/01/2020

Publication Report Economy Commission on Economic Justice Centre for Economic Justice IPPR Scotland

REGIONAL ANALYSIS: South West

This analysis was handed out at our event Economic Justice for the South West. The event was part of a UK-wide series of public meetings held by the IPPR Centre for Economic Justice ....

21/11/2019

Blog post Economy

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

Reforming the taxation of income from wealth

Revenue estimates for Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats The IPPR Commission on Economic Justice identified a need to move to a higher tax, higher spend economy – with future...

11/11/2019

Publication Briefing Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

The R&D investment challenge: Moving towards a more research-intensive economy

Innovation is the process by which businesses improve how they do things – whether that be how they produce goods or services, what they choose to produce and how they organise their workforce. More...

08/11/2019

Publication Briefing Economy Business 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