Aligning capital gains tax and income tax rates might raise more than £12 billion in tax a year
Monday, September 11th, 2023I have this morning published the fourth in my series of recommended changes to the UK tax system designed to address the fact that wealth
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Pointing out the massive under-taxation of wealth in the UK is not nonsense - it is totally fair
Sunday, September 10th, 2023I published this thread on Twitter this morning: When I started publishing the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 I put out a note suggesting that the
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The use of aggregate data in the Taxing Wealth Report 2024
Saturday, September 9th, 2023I was asked yesterday about why I am using HMRC aggregate data to estimate the impact of the tax proposals that I am making in
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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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The ugliness of UK political decision making
Friday, September 8th, 2023Earlier this week, the Tories made it clear that they intend to force up to a million people who are considered unfit to work at
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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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