{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ea004d9fbcc383829c71657/692853e928d683f0f812854f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Autumn Budget explained","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ea004d9fbcc383829c71657/1764249958414-50da2164-1e9d-4229-9c0b-58cdcb164add.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>This week on IFS Zooms In, host Helen Miller is joined by IFS economists Ben Zaranko and Christine Farquharson to unpack one of the biggest Autumn Budgets in years.</strong> With <em>seventy-five</em> policy measures, major tax and spending changes, and a striking shift in the economic forecasts, this was a Budget that surprised almost everyone.</p><p><br></p><p>Helen, Ben and Christine break down:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why the expected “fiscal repair job” never arrived</li><li>How a “lucky” surge in forecast tax receipts reshaped the Chancellor’s options</li><li>The major spending stories: abolishing the two-child limit, rising welfare pressures, SEND funding reform, and tighter departmental plans</li><li>The government’s tax decisions - from threshold freezes to the new ‘mansion tax’</li><li>Whether any of this adds up to a credible long-term strategy for growth</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Become a member: https://ifs.org.uk/individual-membership</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more: https://ifs.org.uk/podcasts-explainers-and-calculators/podcasts</p>","author_name":"Institute for Fiscal Studies"}