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The Tax Research UK series on money

Introduction In response to continuing discussion on the nature of money, central banking, government financing and tax Richard Murphy of Tax Research UK is creating
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Introduction

In response to continuing discussion on the nature of money, central banking, government financing and tax Richard Murphy of Tax Research UK is creating a series of audio explanations and related blogs to explore these issues.

What is money

In the first in the series, the nature of money as a promise to pay is explored.

What is money? An explanation

How is electronic money made?

Few people understand how money is created. This podcast explains how it’s done.

How is electronic money made? An explanation

How government spending is funded

In the third in this series, the way in which the government funds its spending – and the resulting spend, tax and save cycle – is explored