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The government plans to hike taxes without you noticing

2 November 2017
Tax and Fiscal Policy

The government plans to hike taxes without you noticing

Ryan Bourne
2 November 2017
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a seventeenth-century French finance minister, once said “the art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as … Continue reading “The government plans to hike taxes without you noticing”

Objectives for a post-Brexit tax policy

25 July 2016
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Objectives for a post-Brexit tax policy

Richard Teather
25 July 2016
Shortly before being sacked, George Osborne announced a plan to reduce the UK’s corporation tax rate to less than 15%, … Continue reading “Objectives for a post-Brexit tax policy”

Osborne’s Budget delivers too little bang for the buck

19 March 2015
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Osborne’s Budget delivers too little bang for the buck

Kristian Niemietz
19 March 2015
Given the proximity to the election, most commentators predicted a ‘Budget of giveaways’, full of populist gimmicks. Judged against that … Continue reading “Osborne’s Budget delivers too little bang for the buck”

Small beer Budget: Osborne deserves credit for holding back on the bribery

19 March 2015
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Small beer Budget: Osborne deserves credit for holding back on the bribery

Mark Littlewood
19 March 2015
We should “choose the future” George Osborne insisted yesterday, in what may yet turn out to be his final Budget. … Continue reading “Small beer Budget: Osborne deserves credit for holding back on the bribery”

La difference is alive and vivante

17 December 2013

La difference is alive and vivante

Steve Watt
17 December 2013
Youth unemployment and long-term unemployment have increased dramatically in the UK since the introduction of the minimum wage. However, things … Continue reading “La difference is alive and vivante”

The Conservatives should have stood firm on Inheritance Tax

12 May 2010

The Conservatives should have stood firm on Inheritance Tax

Richard Wellings
12 May 2010
The Conservatives have abandoned their manifesto commitment to raise the Inheritance Tax threshold as part of the coalition deal with the … Continue reading “The Conservatives should have stood firm on Inheritance Tax”

Raising the personal allowance: a Mephistophelean idea

13 April 2010

Raising the personal allowance: a Mephistophelean idea

Kristian Niemietz
13 April 2010
The Economist has repeatedly criticised the Conservative Party’s proposal to permit married couples to pool their income tax allowances. The plan … Continue reading “Raising the personal allowance: a Mephistophelean idea”

The Conservatives should have stood firm on Inheritance Tax

12 May 2010

The Conservatives should have stood firm on Inheritance Tax

Richard Wellings
12 May 2010
The Conservatives have abandoned their manifesto commitment to raise the Inheritance Tax threshold as part of the coalition deal with the … Continue reading “The Conservatives should have stood firm on Inheritance Tax”

Raising the personal allowance: a Mephistophelean idea

13 April 2010

Raising the personal allowance: a Mephistophelean idea

Kristian Niemietz
13 April 2010
The Economist has repeatedly criticised the Conservative Party’s proposal to permit married couples to pool their income tax allowances. The plan … Continue reading “Raising the personal allowance: a Mephistophelean idea”

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