IEA Director Tom Clougherty was quoted in The Daily Express on the potential growth-killing effects of a possible take increase … Continue reading “Government’s ‘Tax Bombshell’ Could ‘Kill Growth’”

Commenting on spending cuts announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to plug a £20 billion gap in the public finances, Julian … Continue reading “Public sector pay rises driving fiscal ‘black hole’”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has written for The Daily Telegraph warning against reported plans to … Continue reading “Treasury Plots Tax Raid on ‘One of the Few Well-Functioning Parts of Britain’s Tax System’”

Adam Smith Institute Director Eamonn Butler has written for The Spectator looking ahead to the new government’s tax policy options … Continue reading “Opportunity for Tax Reform ‘Has Never Been Greater’”

A new IEA primer on taxation by Adam Smith Institute Director Eamonn Butler has been featured in a recent Daily … Continue reading “Popular Taxes are Often the Most Damaging”

Contents Introduction The role of this book This book is not specifically about any specific tax system, but is about … Continue reading “An Introduction to Taxation”

New IEA primer explains the economics and ethics at the heart of of the tax system. Taxation may be necessary … Continue reading “Tax rethink needed to boost growth, highlights new IEA book”

Commenting on the King’s Speech, Tom Clougherty, Executive Director of the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs … Continue reading “King’s Speech: Pro-growth reforms risk being dragged down by red tape, warns IEA”

IEA Executive Director Tom Clougherty has been quoted in The Daily Express highlighting the continued freeze on income tax bands … Continue reading “Stealth Tax Rises Set to Continue”