National Institute of Economic and Social Research
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Founded in 1938, NIESR is Britain’s longest established independent research institute focusing on macroeconomics and social policy.
NIESR Deputy Director
@adrianpabst.bsky.social
comments on the impact of the #Budget2025 on #livingstandards: "[The Chancellor's] decision to extend the freeze in income tax thresholds will hit the bottom 30% of UK households the hardest."
@adrianpabst.bsky.social
comments on the impact of the #Budget2025 on #livingstandards: "[The Chancellor's] decision to extend the freeze in income tax thresholds will hit the bottom 30% of UK households the hardest."
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
NIESR Deputy Director
@adrianpabst.bsky.social
comments on the impact of the #Budget2025 on #livingstandards: "[The Chancellor's] decision to extend the freeze in income tax thresholds will hit the bottom 30% of UK households the hardest."
@adrianpabst.bsky.social
comments on the impact of the #Budget2025 on #livingstandards: "[The Chancellor's] decision to extend the freeze in income tax thresholds will hit the bottom 30% of UK households the hardest."
"The OBR's downgrade to its #productivity forecast acknowledges the economic reality of lower trend GDP growth", according to NIESR Senior Economist Ben Caswell.
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"The OBR's downgrade to its #productivity forecast acknowledges the economic reality of lower trend GDP growth", according to NIESR Senior Economist Ben Caswell.
"While the #Chancellor can justifiably claim she has not raised the main rates of tax, the freezing of thresholds and increases in income tax rates from non-wage sources, will impact on households", as explained by NIESR Senior Economist Peter Dixon
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"While the #Chancellor can justifiably claim she has not raised the main rates of tax, the freezing of thresholds and increases in income tax rates from non-wage sources, will impact on households", as explained by NIESR Senior Economist Peter Dixon
David Aikman reacts to the fiscal headroom announcement in the #autumnbudget
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
David Aikman reacts to the fiscal headroom announcement in the #autumnbudget
Our Director, David Aikman on public sector net debt "we’re in for high-debt interest costs and intensive bond market scrutiny for the long haul — and the real risk is that the next shock ratchets debt even higher."
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Our Director, David Aikman on public sector net debt "we’re in for high-debt interest costs and intensive bond market scrutiny for the long haul — and the real risk is that the next shock ratchets debt even higher."
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM