Thomas Pope
Chief Economist
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The 2025 budget and beyond: How Rachel Reeves can approach tax reform to help drive growth
A big autumn approaches for the chancellor.
Rachel Reeves should use the budget to reset her fiscal strategy
The chancellor needs to articulate a fiscal and tax strategy.
Private finance models for infrastructure
How does the government get infrastructure projects off the ground?
Rachel Reeves should allow local tourist taxes
If mayors use the ‘right to request’ to call for tourist taxes, then the government should say yes.
How strategic authorities can develop effective local economic plans
Local economic strategies can be powerful drivers of prosperity and growth.
Spending review 2025: Six key things we learned from Rachel Reeves' announcement
IfG experts set out the six things they learned from the spending review.
Rachel Reeves's spring statement 2025: The IfG's verdict
What did we learn from the chancellor's 'update'?
Rachel Reeves should not turn her spring statement into another budget
The chancellor should stick to holding one fiscal event a year.
Inside England and Wales's prisons crisis
What is driving the differing performance of prisons around the country?
Can a new Heathrow runway meet both the government’s growth and climate goals?
Transparency is vital if the government is to make the case for a new Heathrow runway.