The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has a problem. She has committed herself to a rule that public debt should be falling — ...

The government is reportedly considering a change to the debt rule to allow for more borrowing for investment. We consider ...

Over a fifth of government spending goes on pay. We examine recruitment and retention challenges which mean that pressures ...

Professor Sir Richard Blundell will give the lecture on the first phase of the IFS Deaton Review, recently published by ...

The public sector pay bill was £270 billion last year and so even small changes in pay can have large impacts on public spending. In accepting independent Pay Review Body recommendations, the ...

Paul has been director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies since 2011. He is a columnist for The Times, and is a regular contributor to other broadcast and print media. He is a visiting professor in ...