Six years on, the EU Green Deal has left electricity prices twice as high as in the US and China, … Continue reading “EU Green Deal has failed to deliver and holds damaging lessons for Britain, warns new IEA report “

Reacting to the Bank of England’s MPC’s decision to hold interest rates, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of … Continue reading “Bank of England stands firm against inflation risks”

Reacting to the latest jobs figures, Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs said: … Continue reading “Government’s employment scheme won’t solve problems of its own making “

Reacting to the news that the UK will hike a 50% tariff on steel, Energy Analyst at the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Steel tariffs will hurt cost of living”

Summary Inheritance tax is levied on the estates of the deceased, including on lifetime gifts made up to seven years … Continue reading “A Taxing Inheritance”

Britain has fifth highest tax in the OECD on what parents leave to children, placing it in a small group of high-tax outliers and far above where headline … Continue reading “Britain has one of the world’s harshest inheritance taxes, and should scrap it, says new IEA paper”

Responding to the latest GDP figures, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs said: “The latest GDP … Continue reading “Taxed and regulated to a standstill”

Marking the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations Summary In the Wealth of Nations, Adam … Continue reading “The Genius of Adam Smith”

On the 250th anniversary of the publication of The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith’s vision of freedom and competition remains as relevant as ever … Continue reading “Celebrating 250 years of The Wealth of Nations “