Interesting impact study of tax and benefit changes

[John Short]

Interesting piece of applied economic research.  There are comments in "official" response that it has not included the impact of various reductions in cost (not sure where), but even if correct, nonetheless a pretty comprehensive study.

http://www.familyandparenting.org/Resources/FPI/Documents/FPI_IFS_Austerity_Jan_2012.pdf
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jan/04/couples-children-coalition-tax-benefit