Mansion tax vs Council tax: don’t believe the hype
The mansion tax isn’t just a short-term revenue raiser – it’s also popular
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More people prefer higher spending to deeper cuts
The public appear reluctant to embrace George Osborne’s plan for even deeper cuts.
Autumn Statement: On offshore tax income at least, the chancellor gets it right
The government is making a sensible move in criminalising the failure to declare taxable offshore income.
The anti-immigration voices have lost the economic argument
The economics of immigration are unambiguous: the anti-immigration voices have lost the argument and should move on.
Tax revenues are under relentless attack – the government needs to take action
Chasing tax avoiders is labour intensive, but since 2005, 34,000 jobs have gone from HMRC.
Exclusive: Do the party conference tax announcements stack up?
Spencer Thompson has picked apart the conference announcements of Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems – so which party will benefit whom?
Forging a new NHS from the ashes: Labour’s chance to rebuild a British icon
Labour could propose a tax to save the NHS and people would pay it. So what’s the problem?
Tories refuse to rule out VAT increase
As well as hitting the poorest through a freeze on working-age benefits, the Tories may also be planning to hit them again with a hike in VAT.
So now we know: the benefit freeze is paying for a tax cut for the top 15%
The benefit freeze announced on Monday (saving: £3bn) is paying for a tax cut for the top 15 per cent (cost: £4bn).
Osborne plans to increase inequality in the UK
This is part of a plan to hit the poorest as hard as possible with benefit cuts whilst at the same time saying that if you can afford to save you need not pay tax at all.