UBI-style cash payments for individuals would “go some way” to helping households stay afloat

18 March 2020
Labour Market

UBI-style cash payments for individuals would “go some way” to helping households stay afloat

18 March 2020

Julian Jessop writes for City AM

In normal times, cash payments regardless of individual need would be too expensive, poorly targeted, and distortionary, says IEA Economics … Continue reading “UBI-style cash payments for individuals would “go some way” to helping households stay afloat”
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Economic downturn “will be like a handbrake turn, rather than a slow-motion car crash”

17 March 2020
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Economic downturn “will be like a handbrake turn, rather than a slow-motion car crash”

17 March 2020

Julian Jessop quoted by The Times

Commenting on the likely economic impact of coronavirus, IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop predicts that the contraction in the UK … Continue reading “Economic downturn “will be like a handbrake turn, rather than a slow-motion car crash””
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Chancellor “seems to think the only best way to boost growth is through public spending”

15 March 2020
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Chancellor “seems to think the only best way to boost growth is through public spending”

15 March 2020

IEA quoted in The Sunday Times

Responding to the Chancellor’s plans to increase public spending and borrowing, the IEA’s Director General Mark Littlewood warned that the … Continue reading “Chancellor “seems to think the only best way to boost growth is through public spending””
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