Report

Bookkeepers or changemakers? Understanding the chancellor’s choices ahead of the budget

Think tank: IPPR

Author(s): Harry Quilter-Pinner; Steve Akehurst

October 22, 2024

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at understanding the chancellor’s choices ahead of the budget.

Voters believe the government should be “changemakers, not just bookkeepers.”

New polling from IPPR and Persuasion UK reveals the public want ministers to focus on investing in public services rather than just balancing the budget.