IFS
Clegg slams “partial” IFS – yet in April he was “really delighted” with it
Nick Clegg weighed in to the debate on the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report into the Budget this afternoon, taking to the airwaves to criticise the report for being "by definition partial" - yet in April, in the final TV leaders' debate, he cited the IFS for their praising of his party's general election manifesto.
IFS: Proportion of tax revenue raised by green taxes likely to fall this Parliament
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has published an article today showing that it won't be easy for the Coalition Government to meet the Conservatives' pre-election pledge to "increase the proportion of tax revenue accounted for by environmental taxes".
Wielding the axe on pensions will cost country dear
As the CBI makes another attempt to undermine public sector pensions hot on the heels on the 3 Chancellors, will anyone benefit from all these proposed cuts?