IFS slams main parties over 'misguided' and 'absurd' pension proposals
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published a scathing review of tax and benefits proposals from the main parties, branding the triple lock "absurd" and tax-relief plans "misguided".
The think tank's briefing note Taxes and Benefits: The Parties' Plans, published today, takes the Conservatives and Labour to task for proposing to overhaul an "eminently sensible part of the income tax...
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