It’s been a torrid two weeks, not just for the UK government, but also for those of us who support … Continue reading “Multiplier Madness vs Laffer Lunacy: a guide to Trussonomics”

The Liberal Democrats have proposed raising the top rate of capital gains tax (CGT) to 35 per cent in order … Continue reading “It’s Lafferble: Why hiking capital gains tax would only depress revenues”

Art Laffer sits down with Ryan Bourne, IEA Head of Public Policy, to discuss tax rates, their effect on growth, … Continue reading “The Art of Taxes – an interview with Art Laffer”

The IEA were honoured to host Art Laffer, author of the Laffer Curve, for a lunchtime discussion of taxes in … Continue reading “Art Laffer: Are International Taxes at a Tipping Point?”

With total non-oil taxes equivalent to more than 78% of residual private-sector GDP measured at factor cost once government spending … Continue reading “The British economy is on the wrong side of the Laffer curve”

Keith Richards seems to be a personified refutation of the laws of human biology. After decades of self-abuse, Richards is still alive … Continue reading “What we can learn from the Nordic Model”

Keith Richards seems to be a personified refutation of the laws of human biology. After decades of self-abuse, Richards is still alive … Continue reading “What we can learn from the Nordic Model”