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The controversial policy was a product of the UK’s austerity period.
Budgets are now climate policy. But mainstream media hasn’t caught up.
Experts react to the political effects of Rachel Reeves’s budget.
A new pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles will make travel more expensive for those drivers, and could cause some to rethink buying an electric car.
The case for taxing wealth has historically come from the political mainstream – so why is it so unpalatable now?
The mood music has been set – and it’s gloomy.
At the height of the pandemic, the government temporarily paused welfare conditionality, but claimants continued to seek work at just the same level as when conditionality was in place.
Rachel Reeves plans to change the rules on borrowing – which would boost investment spending but could also present serious pitfalls.
The chancellor’s first budget will offer some clues on how she plans to deliver economic growth.
The PM is managing expectations ahead of tough decisions in the budget in October.
In the UK, taxpayers see paying income tax as part of contributing as a citizen.
It may not be an election winner but the budget contained multiple traps for Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves.
Live blog: all the announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and instant reaction from experts.
Reading economic news can be confusing. Here’s how to understand what the news is – and isn’t – telling you.
We talk about ‘fiscal responsibility’ but rarely are a government’s annual accounting exercises assessed in ethical terms.
He steadied the ship in the autumn. Can he now turn around the Conservatives’ electoral fortunes?
With an election ahead and finances stretched to capacity, the prime minister has a difficult balancing act to strike.
Redesigning the UK’s windfall tax on energy companies could help it to bring in more money for public spending.
Our panel of academics responds to the UK government’s latest economic plans.
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield
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Professor Emeritus of Economics, SOAS, University of London
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Vice Dean and Professor in Economics, University of East London
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Emeritus Professor of Economics, and Emeritus Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Associate Professor in International Macroeconomics, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Professor in Social Policy, University of Glasgow
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Reader at the School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
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Professor of Economics, Lancaster University