UK Economy Simulator
Explore how changes to tax, spending and other policies might affect the UK economy. Adjust the controls and compare your scenario with an unchanged forecast.
Features
- Adjust tax rates, public spending, interest rates and other policy settings.
- Explore migration scenarios using published starting figures from official sources.
- Choose a forecast horizon of 0 to 10 years and compare key economic indicators.
- View charts, sector results and the ripple effects of your changes.
- Use Live Data to refresh available figures from ONS, the Bank of England and the Home Office.
How to use
- Choose a forecast length (the default is five years).
- Move a policy slider, open another control group or apply a preset to build a scenario.
- Review the results, then open Charts, Ripple Effects or Sectors for more detail.
- Select Reset to return to the starting settings, or Live Data to check for updated source figures.
Results are illustrative model scenarios, not official forecasts. Migration measures have different definitions and should not be added together.