Our Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz has written for CityAM on Neil Kinnock’s proposed wealth tax. The article said: “Supporters of … Continue reading “What’s so bad about a wealth tax?”

Commenting on the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates to 4.75%, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free … Continue reading “Bank of England still too cautious in cutting rates, says IEA Economics Fellow”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has been quoted in The Daily Express criticising the government’s reported … Continue reading “‘No Justification’ for New Tax Rises”

Pay and Benefits 1a.) Pensions The biggest difference between compensation packages in the public and private sectors – bearing in … Continue reading “The hidden perks enjoyed by the public sector”

What are the benefits of tax competition? Does increased competition improve the efficiency of tax collection? In this week’s IEA … Continue reading “What are the Benefits of Tax Competition? | IEA Podcast”

Commenting on the government potentially dismissing recommendations for public sector pay rises, Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at … Continue reading “Pay Review Body recommendations not sacrosanct, says IEA expert”

In 2018, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published a report, co-authored by Prof Jonathan Portes from King’s College London, … Continue reading “The Portes-Snowdon bet: 5 years on”

IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has written for The Daily Telegraph highlighting the government’s lack of a plan … Continue reading “The government remains too frightened to take on inflation”

IEA Head of Public Policy Matthew Lesh has been quoted in a BBC article questioning the view that spending cuts … Continue reading “Spending restraint necessary to tame Britain’s unsustainable fiscal policy”