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Budget 2003 Briefing. Institute for Fiscal Studies www.ifs.org.uk/budgetindex.shtml. Measures affecting households. Matthew Wakefield. Outline. Distributional analysis of measures directly affecting households Child Trust Fund. The Measures. £100 per year if aged 80+ - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Budget 2003 Briefing
Institute for Fiscal Studies
www.ifs.org.uk/budgetindex.shtml
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Measures affecting households
Matthew Wakefield
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Outline
• Distributional analysis of measures directly affecting households
• Child Trust Fund
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The Measures
• £100 per year if aged 80+
• Housing Benefit disregard
• Duty freeze on spirits, cider, sparkling wine
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The Measures
• £100 per year if aged 80+• £ 180m
• Housing Benefit disregard• £ 45m
• Duty freeze on spirits, cider, sparkling wine• £ 30m
• Total cost: £ 255m
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Distributional Effects
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Distributional Effects
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Effects by family type
Family Type Average weekly change Budget 2003 Single parent 32p SE couple w kids 26p Single pensioner 61p Pensioner couple 69p
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Effects by family type
Family Type Average weekly change Budget 2003 Preannounced Single parent 32p £8.85 SE couple w kids 26p £2.72 Single pensioner 61p £7.55 Pensioner couple 69p £8.72
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Measures omitted
• Not affecting households directly
• Company car tax (+£125m)• Anti-VAT fraud (+£235m)• Fuel duty freeze (-£300m in 2003/04)
• The Child Trust Fund (-£235m)
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The Child Trust Fund
• Endowment at birth £250 / £500• Cost: £ 235million
• Additional contributions from family/friends• Accessible at 18• No restrictions on how funds can be spent• Open market competition
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The Child Trust Fund: issues
• Full proposals in summer• Further state contributions?• Incentives to family/friends?
• Accounts by 2005
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Why a Child Trust Fund?
• Change distribution of wealth for young adults:• £ 250 to £ 600• £ 500 to £ 1200
• Accurately targeted?• regular testing
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Why a Child Trust Fund?• Change distribution of wealth for young adults
• Lump-sum to 18 year olds: ‘Asset effect’
• Plus learn • forward planning and • managing financial assets
• Alternatives
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Conclusions
• CTF new, will help a certain group
• Small set of changes to taxes / benefits
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The Public Finances
Christine Frayne
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Changes since November PBR
• GDP forecast changes :
• 2003: 2½–3% to 2–2½%• 2004: 3–3½% unchanged• 2005: 2¾–3¼% to 3–3½%
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Changes since November PBR
• Budget measures :
• 2003-04: - £0.5bn, (+ £0.3bn with margin reset)
• 2004-05: - £0.3bn(- £1.2bn with margin reset)
• 2005-06: + £0.1bn(- £1.6bn with margin reset)
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Meeting the golden rule?
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-2.0
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96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08
Year
Per
cent
age
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DP
Budget 2002PBR 2002Budget 2003
Source: HM Treasury
Cyclically adjusted current budget surplus
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Increase in spending
£ billion 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
Change since PBR
1.2 0.9 3.0 4.9
– War contingency reserve
– AME reserve (reduced CMF spending)
– Social security benefits
– Local authority self-financed expenditure
– Higher debt interest spending
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Revenue forecasts
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08Year
Per
cent
age
of G
DP
Receipts – Budget 2002Receipts – PBR 2002Receipts – Budget 2003
Source: HM Treasury
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Change in revenue forecasts
£bn 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
2006-07
Total non-discretionary changes
–10.7 –14 –9 –2 0
Equity prices –1 –3½ –5 –5 –5Compliance and enforcement
0 2½ 3½ 4 4
Financial company profits
–5 –6 –4½ –1½ –1
Other economic & forecasting effects
–5 –5½ -2½ 0 1½
Source: HM Treasury
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Conclusions
• Treasury forecasts:• Golden rule to be met over current economic cycle• Higher borrowing only temporary
• But how cautious are these forecasts?• IFS Green Budget forecasts: £4bn to £11bn tax increases
• Additional spending pressures:• Child poverty target• World-class public services?
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Budget 2003 Briefing
Institute for Fiscal Studies
www.ifs.org.uk/budgetindex.shtml