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The government is trying to set up lots of new public bodies to help deliver on its aims. But there is a dearth of guidance on how to do this well. A great new Institute for Government report by Matthew Gill fills this gap, learning from lots of previous case studies...

There's lots of reports of @theIFS calling for govt to look again at the IHT on farmers ... but there's some important nuance in what we've said. We've said the policy is a move in the right direction. And that the government COULD ...

The govt COULD (not should) transition to the new policy more slowly IF it wanted to give people that die in the next 7 years the same tax avoidance opportunities as those that die later. There's a case for this -- but it is a political choice

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well done Liz Kendall Department for Work and Pensions and Keir Starmer for resisting the populist knee jerk to compensate #WASPI pensions - my Institute for Government blog on how the Ombudsman proposal would satisfy noone instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/waspi-…

Farmers, Starmer, and what the Treasury might be trying to achieve (but hasn’t explained) This is a fantastic piece by Gemma Tetlow for Institute for Government 👇

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The new industrial strategy and multiyear spending review provide an opportunity to prioritise public resources to achieve the government's objectives - they will be most effective if the Treasury considers tax reliefs alongside spending instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/tax-re…

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Interesting that Australia's arm's length policy think tank is looking at how to boost growth, looking at tax and regulations side by side.. would HM Treasury ever let that happen here....

and this is why HM Treasury needs to find a way to allow real challenge into its own decisions.. invented WFP to get itself out of a hole... other reliefs in same position.