The Institute for Fiscal Studies is an economic research institute based in London, United Kingdom which specialises in UK taxation and public policy. It is politically independent and produces both academic and policy-related findings. The Institute's aim is to "advance education for the benefit of the public by promoting on a non-political basis the study and discussion of and the exchange and dissemination of information and knowledge concerning national economic and social effects and influences of existing taxes and proposed changes in fiscal systems." The website is [2].