Reports suggest that the UK government will rise National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for employers in Wednesday’s Autumn Budget. According to … Continue reading “Raising employer NIC in the Autumn Budget”

Commenting on data showing that the UK economy grew by 0.2% in August, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free … Continue reading “New tax hikes and red tape risk ‘derailing the recovery’”

IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop was referenced in iNews discussing proposed exit taxes on entrepreneurs that leave the UK. The … Continue reading “Exit tax on entrepreneurs”

Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 5%, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free … Continue reading “Monetary policy remains too tight for comfort, says IEA Economics Fellow”

Commenting on new data which show that the rate of inflation remained at 2.2% in August, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at … Continue reading “Above-target inflation should not delay the next rate cut, says IEA Economics Fellow”

IEA Development Manager Matthew Bowles has written for CapX arguing against the proposal for a wealth tax on the top … Continue reading “Double Taxation is No Solution”

In times of economic adversity, wealth taxes on the richest are often proffered as a solution. Last week, Labour’s largest … Continue reading “The wealthy aren’t all that bad”

IEA Executive Director Tom Clougherty has been quoted in The Telegraph commenting on reports that the October budget will include … Continue reading “Looming Tax Hikes”

IEA Acting Director of Communications Reem Ibrahim has written for the Express reacting to reports that the Government will raise … Continue reading “Tax Hike Fantasy”