Living standards across areas can be measured in many ways. Common approaches are to look at differences in local productivity (which reflect differences in the earnings of those working, but not ...

In this paper, we estimate average equivalised consumption measures across local authority districts in Great Britain.

Corporation tax was introduced 60 years ago. Despite many predictions of its decline, it is now forecast to raise record ...

The government spent around £1.1 trillion, or 40.6% of national income, on our behalf in 2023-24. This was composed of different categories of spending - e.g. health, education, and benefit spending - ...

Total public spending in the UK stood at £1.1 trillion, or 40.6% of GDP, in 2023–24. Within this total, there are large regional differences in how much money the government spends, and in what it ...

We collect data on the subjective beliefs of married, adult women not wanting a pregnancy and estimate a structural model of contraceptive choices.

Today’s SFC report highlights the fiscal challenges facing the Scottish and UK governments over coming decades.