New analysis reveals British households will pay an extra £1,112 on average in tax from April 2025, as the government … Continue reading “Tax hikes will cost British families over £1,000 per year on average”

Responding to the Spring Statement, Tom Clougherty, Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs, said:  “The Chancellor is right … Continue reading “Sluggish growth demonstrates need for more fundamental reform “

Responding to a new report by Action on Smoking and Health, Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the … Continue reading “IEA Responds to ASH Report”

Inflation targeting fails to distinguish between demand and supply-side driven inflation, leading to suboptimal policy responses and delayed recovery from … Continue reading “The Bank of England should target nominal GDP growth, not inflation, says new report”

Reem Ibrahim, Communications Manager at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “If the Government are serious … Continue reading “Scrap pay gap reporting”

Responding to the welfare changes announced today Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at the free market think tank … Continue reading “Welfare announcement ‘disappointing’ and only a ‘flea bite’ of savings, IEA Fellow”

Commenting on the latest GDP data Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The latest official … Continue reading “UK economy on a knife edge”

Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on public sector reform Tom Clougherty, Executive Director of the free market think tank … Continue reading “Abolishing NHS England won’t work without greater decentralisation, IEA responds to PM speech”

Single-issue campaigners claim to want to tackle big issues – including obesity, climate change, and smoking – but often reject … Continue reading “Ideology blocks solutions to society’s biggest challenges, says IEA report “