Next year we will tax state old age pensions rather than increase taxes on the wealthy. Why does anyone think this injustice is acceptable?
Sunday, October 22nd, 2023As a number of newspapers report this morning, there is a very real risk that millions of pensioners will have to complete self assessment tax returns
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The Tories are begging to be put out of their misery
Saturday, October 21st, 2023The Guardian reports this morning that: Rishi Sunak is considering a tax cut for the 5 million highest earners and reducing stamp duty in an
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Government can't just ask pension funds to invest in our future: there has to be a stick attached to the demand
Thursday, October 19th, 2023As the FT has noted this morning: Pension funds are resisting a UK government push to invest up to £50bn in projects and business to
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Reforming Companies House might raise £6 billion of tax a year
Wednesday, October 18th, 2023I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this latest note, I
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The government has abandoned a new law that would have massively reduced the risk to savers from investing in UK companies - because the companies did not want to stop the abuse it would have prevented
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023The Tory government has backtracked on another of its promises today. I accept that for most people, the abandonment of a commitment to enhance corporate
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Reforming inheritance tax agricultural property relief might raise £1.0 billion of tax a year
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this latest note, I continue
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Viewpoint: C'mon the broken people
Monday, October 16th, 2023I mentioned recently that I might post occasional articles by people other than me on the blog if I thought them worth sharing here. This
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Isn't it time to be radical?
Monday, October 16th, 2023As is my usual habit, I have been listening to a variety of debate programmes, such as Question Time, Any Questions and Debate Night in
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Reforming inheritance tax business property relief might raise £3.2 billion of tax a year
Monday, October 16th, 2023I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this latest note, I
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