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Institute for Fiscal Studies
UK independent economic research institute providing fiscal analysis and manifesto costings.
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#71 Jun
Mentioned in: Mayors get the £500m grant pen
UK Startups and Innovation#1127 May
Mentioned in: UK vacancies fall below pre-Covid line
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#1019 May
Mentioned in: UK payrolled jobs fall 210,000 in a year
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#61 May
Mentioned in: 22% of councils on emergency support
UK Local Elections 2026#521 Apr
Published initial response to SNP manifesto finding £1.4bn/year without credible funding
UK Local Elections 2026: IFS rejects SNP, sweep hits six-of-six#516 Apr
Mentioned in: Swinney bids for 2028 vote; Streeting refuses
UK Local Elections 2026#315 Apr
“benefited from ifs clearing fiscal credibility field”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#414 Apr
Mentioned in: Harvie calls funded manifesto idea misleading
UK Local Elections 2026#414 Apr
Published verdict finding Scottish Labour manifesto unfundable without income tax rises
UK Local Elections 2026: IFS rejects Scottish Labour plan same day#414 Apr
Dismissed all five major Scottish party manifestos as fiscally incredible in the same election cycle
UK Local Elections 2026: IFS sweep: five of five Holyrood parties#414 Apr
#213 Apr
Mentioned in: VCTs hit £917.7m record, brace for 65% fall
UK Startups and Innovation#313 Apr
Mentioned in: SNP manifesto launch set for 16 April
UK Local Elections 2026#413 Apr
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#311 Apr
Mentioned in: Second MRP confirms SNP majority path
UK Local Elections 2026#311 Apr
published cross-party assessment declaring all four Scottish parties fiscally incredible
UK Local Elections 2026: IFS rejects every Scottish party's fiscal plan#311 Apr
“dismissed scottish conservative nhs costings”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#311 Apr
“dismissed snp nhs consequentials as overstated”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#311 Apr
“dismissed scottish labour fiscal plan as incredible”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#28 Apr
Mentioned in: Holyrood Dissolves as 39 Serving MSPs Walk Out the Door
UK Local Elections 2026#28 Apr
IFS Demolishes Both Scottish Opposition Manifestos
UK Local Elections 2026#28 Apr
“found no credible evidence reform tax cuts would self fund”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#28 Apr
“dismissed get scotland working manifesto as unrealistic”
UK Local Elections 2026 · source event
#16 Apr
Mentioned in: VCT tax relief cut to 20% for first time
UK Startups and Innovation#225 Mar