Responding to the Prime Minister’s Covid Winter Plan, including the return of a “three-tier system” when lockdown ends on 2 December, Christopher … Continue reading “Tougher tier system “a death sentence” for countless pubs and restaurants”

Responding to the Fawcett Society’s Equal Pay Day campaign (20 November 2020), Annabel Denham, Director of Communications at free-market think … Continue reading “Equal Pay Day campaign wrong to suggest women are now ‘working for free’, says IEA expert”

Responding to reports that the Treasury will announce a public sector pay freeze in next week’s Spending Review, Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow … Continue reading “Public sector pay freeze “appropriate” at this time, says IEA expert”

Responding to the government’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution, Mark Littlewood, Director General of the free-market think tank the … Continue reading “IEA responds to the Prime Minister’s plan for a green industrial revolution”

Responding to reports that the Treasury is considering a new national road pricing scheme, IEA Senior Academic Fellow Professor Philip Booth said: … Continue reading “Road pricing should not be a ‘post-covid cash cow’, says IEA expert”

Responding to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a record 15.5% … Continue reading “It is vital government resists calls for tax increases to ‘pay for Covid’, says IEA expert”

Responding to proposals by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to raise Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rates to bring them in line … Continue reading “Raising Capital Gains Tax rates would be “a serious mistake”, says IEA expert”

Responding to the latest unemployment figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), showing a rise from 4.5% to 4.8% … Continue reading “Despite rise, unemployment “remains on track to peak below 7%”, says IEA expert”

Responding to the government’s consultation on banning advertising for products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS), IEA Head of … Continue reading “Proposed ‘junk food’ ad ban is an “ill-considered policy designed by fanatics””