Tax on sugary drinks would cost Londoners £2.6 billion

16 December 2014
Lifestyle Economics

Tax on sugary drinks would cost Londoners £2.6 billion

16 December 2014

The Children’s Food Campaign’s own figures suggest that the cost of a sugary drinks tax to London taxpayers will be £2.6 billion over twenty years.

The Children’s Food Campaign claims that a 20% tax on sugary drinks will save London taxpayers £39 million over twenty … Continue reading “Tax on sugary drinks would cost Londoners £2.6 billion”

Taxation and red tape have killed more than 6,000 pubs since 2006

10 December 2014
Lifestyle Economics

Taxation and red tape have killed more than 6,000 pubs since 2006

10 December 2014

Policies such as the smoking ban and alcohol duty escalator have contributed to the decline in pubs

Taxation, regulation and declining real wages as a result of the recession have been responsible for the closure of more … Continue reading “Taxation and red tape have killed more than 6,000 pubs since 2006”

The government must not pick winners in the housing market

2 December 2014
Housing and Planning

The government must not pick winners in the housing market

2 December 2014

Government plans to commission, build and sell homes is at odds with the principles of a market economy

Commenting on the government proposal to directly commission, build and even sell homes, Mark Littlewood, Director-General at the Institute of … Continue reading “The government must not pick winners in the housing market”

Two years on, all evidence shows that plain packaging has failed in Australia

1 December 2014
Lifestyle Economics

Two years on, all evidence shows that plain packaging has failed in Australia

1 December 2014

Plain packaging has failed to have any effect on smoking rates

Commenting on the two two year anniversary of plain packaging in Australia, Christopher Snowdon, Director of Lifestyle Economics at the … Continue reading “Two years on, all evidence shows that plain packaging has failed in Australia”