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Six years ago, the Institute for Government, Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Chartered Institute of Taxation published a joint report on Better Budgets: making tax policy better. Based on extensive interviews with tax policy stakeholders, the report concluded that the tax policy-making process was seriously flawed and that – to reduce taxpayer confusion, cut down costly errors and avoid embarrassing U-turns – the government should overhaul how it makes tax and budget decisions.

Six years on from the report, and as chancellor Jeremy Hunt prepares to present his first budget following a tumultuous autumn for tax policy, this event will look back on the conclusions we reached and the recommendations we made. Did our report identify the right problems and solutions? Have there been any improvements in tax policymaking since then? And have any new problems or unexpected solutions appeared?

To discuss these questions and more, our expert panel will include:

Bill Dodwell, Outgoing Tax Director at the Office of Tax Simplification and former CIOT President
Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
Sir Edward Troup, Tax and Tax Policy Commentator and former HMRC Permanent Secretary

The event is chaired by Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.

Better Budgets: Has tax policy making improved?

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BBC Radio 4 Extra
Series 16
Thursday 3rd March 2017

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Sarah Campbell

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Adnan Ahmed
Abby Kumar

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Angela Barnes
Kieran Hodgson
Gemma Arrowsmith
Ed Kear

For full details: https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/newsjack/episodes/16/6/

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After a tumultuous autumn for economic policy, and against a backdrop of high inflation and a cost of living crisis, Jeremy Hunt will deliver his first budget on 15 March. On the following day an IfG event featuring Richard Hughes, Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, assessed the chancellor’s statement.

What does the budget reveal about this government’s approach to economic and fiscal policy? How will the economic and fiscal outlook shape the general election campaign? What do the government’s public spending plans look like – and are they plausible? And what are the strengths and weaknesses of the rules that help shape the government’s fiscal plans?

To explore these questions and more, our expert panel included:

Stephen Bush, Columnist and Associate Editor at the Financial Times
Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government, lead author of the Institute’s Performance Tracker of public services performance
Richard Hughes, Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility
Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.

The event was chaired by Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government.

What does the spring budget mean for UK fiscal policy?

Britain has been through a difficult period since the global financial crisis, leading many to conclude the country is doomed to inevitable decline. But Jeremy Hunt, who was at the top of government as both Foreign Secretary and Chancellor, disagrees. In his new book, Can We Be Great Again?, he sets out to rebut those who think Britain is no longer capable of shaping the world we live in.

With the election of president Trump, a world that was already becoming more dangerous has also become more unpredictable. But when it comes to the big challenges facing the world – whether on European security, the future of democracy, migration, trade and climate – the UK remains one of the most influential countries and should, Hunt says, use that influence wisely. Hunt does not shy away from the UK’s weaknesses but argues that they should be considered in perspective and without underestimating this country’s many strengths.

To discuss his new book and the questions it raises, Jeremy Hunt was in conversation with Dr Hannah White, Director and CEO of the Institute for Government.

In conversation with Jeremy Hunt MP: Britain's place in the world

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