The Taxing Wealth Report 2024 and modern monetary theory
Friday, September 8th, 2023I have been sent an email that says: I have been reading the summaries of your tax proposals, but not the details. I am not
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Abolishing the lower rate of national insurance for high-earning employees
Friday, September 8th, 2023I have published the third in my series of recommendations for the reform of the taxation of higher earners and the wealthy this morning. This
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Removing the VAT exemption from financial services could raise £8.7 billion in tax a year
Thursday, September 7th, 2023The Taxing Wealth Report 2024 is about the way in which tax in the UK can be transformed to raise revenue the government might well
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Taxing wealth: in the Guardian this morning
Thursday, September 7th, 2023The TUC has this morning called for a national debate on the taxation of wealth. They have got wide coverage for doing so. I admit
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The Taxing Wealth Report 2024: methodology
Thursday, September 7th, 2023Early on in the series on the Taxing Wealth Report 2024, it is quite important to note the criteria that have been used for appraising
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Taxing wealth: this morning's Twitter thread
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023I posted this thread on Twitter this morning to explain the launch of the Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Everywhere you look there is reason for
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Wealth is undertaxed by £170 billion a year in the UK
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023The Taxing Wealth Report 2024 suggests that wealth in the UK might be undertaxed by up to £170 billion a year when compared to income
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The Taxing Wealth Report 2024: starting soon
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023Unless something untoward happens, it is my intention to start publishing The Taxing Wealth Report 2024 on this site from tomorrow onwards. I will leave
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The Tories are asset-strippers: no wonder nothing works anymore
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023Yesterday was a debacle for the Tories. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan sought to blame everyone but herself for the mess in the management of RAACs.
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