Commenting on the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Bank of England remains in the slow lane on rate cuts”

Summary The Chancellor is facing a new financial hole of as much as £30 billion, which she will probably seek … Continue reading “2025 Budget Briefing Tax Policy Preview – Options and Possible Impacts”

Commenting on the latest inflation data, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs Julian Jessop said: “The small fall … Continue reading “Reassuring news on UK inflation should allow more rate cuts”

Commenting on the rise in inflation to 2.3% in October, IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop said: “UK inflation rebounded a … Continue reading “Jump in inflation should not delay further rate cuts, says Julian Jessop”

The four main parties (on the basis of their likely share of the UK vote) have all now published their … Continue reading “A review of the election manifestos: fiscal policy and public spending”

Back in January the IEA published a blog post by Emmanuel Comte with the title “Why Brexit was a mistake, … Continue reading “The libertarian case for Brexit – restated”

The Telegraph has reported that the UK government is drawing up plans to encourage retailers to introduce price caps on basic food … Continue reading “Food price caps are likely to backfire – as price caps always do”

Summary The UK Treasury has been consulting on the concept of an ‘online sales tax’, or OST, which could raise … Continue reading “Why an online sales tax could be more trouble than it is worth”

Summary The UK government promotes international trade under the banner ‘Exporting is GREAT’. This is laudable, but the economic benefits … Continue reading “The importance of imports”