Autumn Budget 2025: what would you do to tax and spend? | Nesta | Labour Party Conference

Autumn Budget 2025: what would you do to tax and spend? | Nesta | Labour Party Conference

Should the Chancellor raise taxes in the budget and, if so, which ones? Nesta and the Institute for Fiscal Studies have developed Be the Chancellor - an interactive tool that allows anyone to confront the big public finance choices. We were at the Labour Party Conference to explore the key choices and trade-offs facing the government, hosting an expert panel with Tim Leunig, Nesta’s Chief Economist, Yuan Yang, MP for Earley and Woodley, Chris Curtis, MP for Milton Keynes North and Jill Rutter, Senior Research Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe. Joe Owen, Director of Policy and Government Partnerships, Nesta chaired the panel. -- We are Nesta. The UK's innovation agency for social good. Our ambitious 10-year strategy aligns our efforts behind three innovation missions working to promote a fairer start, a healthy life, and a sustainable future. -- Follow Nesta on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nestauk.bsky.social Like Nesta on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nesta.uk Follow Nesta on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nesta_uk