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The autumn budget: A step in the right direction but still falling short

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The autumn budget: A step in the right direction but still falling short

There were some welcome wins in Labour's first budget, though it's unlikely to deliver the change we need on inequality and public services

Amy Clancy

04 November 2024

What to make of the Labour government's first budget?

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What to make of the Labour government's first budget?

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by James Meadway and Hannah Peaker

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith

01 November 2024

Raising tax thresholds will benefit richest households eight times more than poorest

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Raising tax thresholds will benefit richest households eight times more than poorest

The chancellor’s decision not to extend the freeze to personal allowances beyond 2028/29 will save richest 25% of households £550 a year

30 October 2024

Autumn budget should have been more courageous in investing in people and public services, says NEF

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Autumn budget should have been more courageous in investing in people and public services, says NEF

NEF reacts to today’s autumn budget speech

30 October 2024

Government must build ten times more social homes a year by 2027/28 to meet housing targets

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Government must build ten times more social homes a year by 2027/28 to meet housing targets

A social housebuilding programme on the scale needed would bring £225bn in economic and social benefits, according to the New Economics Foundation.

29 October 2024

Building the homes we need

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Building the homes we need

The economic and social value of investing in a new generation of social housing

Alex Diner, Sam Tims, Rhiannon Williams

29 October 2024

The OBR’s fiscal powers need a rethink

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The OBR’s fiscal powers need a rethink

Outdated fiscal assumptions are limiting the chancellor’s spending power by £8bn a year

Dominic Caddick

28 October 2024

OBR's outdated assumptions hamstring chancellor’s spending power by £8bn a year

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OBR's outdated assumptions hamstring chancellor’s spending power by £8bn a year

Small tweaks to OBR’s “fiscal multipliers” and debt definition would treble chancellor’s spending power

28 October 2024

Mayors and councils need £32bn capital funding injection for decade of renewal

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Mayors and councils need £32bn capital funding injection for decade of renewal

Previous government’s “Levelling Up” budget would fund just three weeks of annual investment needed

24 October 2024

Solid foundations

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Solid foundations

Local investment need for a decade of renewal

Benedikt Straňák, Emmet Kiberd

24 October 2024

Scrapping two-child limit would reduce economic cost of poverty by £3.2bn

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Scrapping two-child limit would reduce economic cost of poverty by £3.2bn

Government fiscal rules and assumptions are failing to take into account the true economic benefit of lifting children out of poverty

20 October 2024

Capping ambitions

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Capping ambitions

Recognising the economic benefits of reducing child poverty by scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap

Sam Tims

20 October 2024

Europe-wide frequent flying levy would raise €64bn without any cost to majority of people

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Europe-wide frequent flying levy would raise €64bn without any cost to majority of people

Frequent flying levy would cut aviation emissions would by 21%, mainly caused by just 5% of people flying less

17 October 2024

A frequent flying levy in Europe

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A frequent flying levy in Europe

The moral, economic and legal case

Alex Chapman, Sebastian Mang, Magdalena Heuwieser

17 October 2024

100 days of Labour: great success or bit of a mess?

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100 days of Labour: great success or bit of a mess?

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Aditya Chakrabortty and Ailbhe Rea

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith

14 October 2024

National wealth fund could raise £100bn by issuing its own bonds

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National wealth fund could raise £100bn by issuing its own bonds

NEF analysis suggests the fund could raise £14 of private investment for every £1 of public money spent

14 October 2024

The new national wealth fund could raise £100bn of private finance - here's how

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The new national wealth fund could raise £100bn of private finance - here's how

Empowering the new national wealth fund to issue green bonds on private markets, could leverage £14bn of private sector investment for every £1bn of Treasury funding

Theo Harris

14 October 2024

In the news, September 2024

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In the news, September 2024

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

01 October 2024

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