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Helen Miller
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Director of @theIFS. Views all mine
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Nov 13, 2025
    Delighted that @TheIFS got @SmartThinktanks awards for Think Tank of the Year & Best Publication Testament to the hard work of all my fabulous colleagues Also great to see the UK with such a vibrant set of think tanks
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    Helen Miller
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    Oct 17, 2025
    If we can put a person on the moon... we can revalue properties for council tax
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    Fairer Share
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    Oct 17, 2025
    Revaluing properties isn't the "huge challenge” it's often made out to be. We don’t need inspectors going door to door. We just need political will. Great to see @HelenMiller_IFS making the case for council tax reform in this week's Treasury Committee.
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Mar 20, 2025
    Some personal news... I am absolutely thrilled to have been appointed as the next IFS Director. I love the IFS and all of the wonderful people it attracts. Getting to serve as the director is a huge privilege and a delight!
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    Institute for Fiscal Studies
    @TheIFS
    Mar 20, 2025
    We are delighted to announce that @HelenMiller_IFS has been appointed as the next IFS Director, following on from @PJTheEconomist in July 2025. Find out more: ifs.org.uk/news/helen-mil…
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Oct 15, 2024
    Lots of questions about Employer NICs today. They are a tax on the earnings of working people. In the long run, expect the majority of a rise in employer NICs to be passed on to workers in the form of lower wages.
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Jul 6, 2020
    Preannoucing/trailing a stamp duty holiday is mad. It will (obviously) stop people buying/selling houses until the cut. @RishiSunak should now enact an imediate cut or rule out the idea @Steven_Swinford @PhilAldrick
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Oct 29, 2024
    📢Some important background info for those reading the Chancellor’s budget tomorrow – If she increases employer NICs, it will raise a lot less revenue than appears on the scorecard – i.e. the overall tax rise will be much smaller than first appears This is because …
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Sep 24, 2022
    Will big tax cuts for high earners boost growth? Evidence from US shows tax cuts for the rich have small effect and lead to less employment growth than tax cuts for lower income. ⬇️
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Jul 9, 2025
    It’s the end of an era @TheIFS Today is @PJTheEconomist’s last day. He’s been a fantastic Director and will be greatly missed 🥹 To celebrate the handing over of the baton we have …
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Nov 14, 2025
    I sound like a broken record, but it’s still true that.. The more the Chancellor wants to rely on lots of little taxes, the more important it is that she also reforms those taxes so that they are fairer and less damaging to growth.
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Feb 8, 2018
    This is worth reading. My experinece is that people generally suck at using statistics. This really matters.@TimHarford has some good tips
    ft.com
    Tim Harford’s guide to statistics in a misleading age
    Dubious numbers and false claims fill our daily lives. Here’s how to decipher the barrage of statistical propaganda
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Jun 11, 2021
    🥳NEW WEBSITE on tax! As part of our (@theIFS) mission to inform public debates, we’ve set up IFS Taxlab – a new ‘one-shop shop’ for impartial explainers, answers and data on tax. This is a new venture with lots more to come. 1/n
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    Impartial explainers, answers, data and more on the UK tax system from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Oct 14, 2025
    As @DanNeidle highlights - we definitely did not recommend a one-off wealth tax Nor did we recommend any other tax rises - we never do because it's a political choice! @TheIFS report sets out the pros and cons of a large list of options & highlights the merits of tax reform
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    Dan Neidle
    @DanNeidle
    Oct 13, 2025
    Today’s Times gives “urged” the entirely new meaning of “a lukewarm mention in the middle of a 66 page report”.
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Jun 1, 2024
    Parties have ruled out raising income tax, NICs or VAT. I've been asked about this a lot . Here's a thread TL;DR: its a mistake, for a few reasons. I've also written about this for the FT
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    Parties should avoid tax pledges they may come to regret
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    Helen Miller
    @HelenMiller_IFS
    Nov 23, 2023
    If you look at just one chart on the Autumn statement, make it this one . Govt paid for tax cuts by cutting spending
    Where did the money for yesterday's tax cuts come from? Here's the one chart @TheIFS summary of the Autumn Statement. Tax cuts were matched almost 1-for-1 by cuts in the real-terms generosity of public service budgets.
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