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UK tax burden set to be the highest in 30 years

Geoff Riley

9th February 2017

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There is a wealth of background information on the UK economy in general and the government's fiscal challenges in particular from the IFS web site.

Here is the link to presentations delivered at the IFS 2017 Green Budget.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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