Why is the OECD so sure that interest rates need to stay high?
Thursday, November 30th, 2023As the FT reported last night: The OECD today delivered a gloomy outlook for the global economy, highlighting sticky inflation, a softening of growth, slower
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100km of cable a day
Monday, November 27th, 2023As The Guardian notes this morning: From next year, engineers will need to roll out more than 100km (62 miles) of electric cabling every day
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What we need is a plan - and there is none in sight
Friday, November 24th, 2023Having had two opportunities to sleep on the autumn statement, I admit to having worked this morning in a state of greater despair than I
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Budget thoughts
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023Having now done what I expect to be my last pre-Budget radio comment, I can concentrate on preparing for tomorrow’s immediate post-budget comment on Radio
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The reform of the use of ISA funds could result in the saving of at least £3.7 billion of tax subsidies a year
Monday, November 20th, 2023I have this morning published the latest note in my series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. This latest note deals with problems
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Today's fall in inflation was inevitable. What was not is the recession to come that's been created by the Bank of England
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023Inflation in the UK has fallen below 5%. I am not surprised. I always said it would. Supply chain disruptions after Covid were, inevitably, resolved.
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The Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Recommendations made to date
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023I am presenting to the Green New Deal All-Party Parliamentary Group this morning. I thought that made it a good time to summarise the recommendations
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Council tax reforms
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023I have this morning published the latest note in my series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. This latest note deals with
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If we need a tax cut, the last tax that needs cutting is inheritance tax
Monday, November 13th, 2023Rumours are spreading in newspapers and email comment columns that Jeremy Hunt thinks he might have ‘fiscal headroom’ for a tax cut this autumn. The
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