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Tax After Coronavirus (TACs): Why we tax – an introduction

Posted on April 14 2020

If most people are asked why a government imposes taxes within its jurisdiction they will answer that this is done to fund a government’s spending.
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The Office for Budget Responsibility is living in a little fantasy world all of their own – and is deeply misleading us all as a result

Posted on April 14 2020

The Office for Budget Responsibility says of itself that: The OBR was created in 2010 to increase the transparency of the public finances and to
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Coronavirus excess deaths are likely to be more than double the government reported numbers

Posted on April 14 2020

The ONS data on deaths to 3 April has been issued this morning. A summary of the overall data, which is what matters is: I
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The right wing have begun their attack on the most vulnerable, who they want to pay for coronavirus

Posted on April 14 2020

It was almost inevitable that the right-wing think tanks would start clamouring for austerity by delivering attacks on the most vulnerable in society as soon
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The Tax After Coronavirus (TACs) project

Posted on April 14 2020

The Tax After Coronavirus (TACs) project is a new initiative that I am creating which will be published in the first instance as a series
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Bailouts should be subject to conditions, and most especially so in the case of bigger businesses

Posted on April 14 2020

The FT has noted that: Muriel Pénicaud, the French labour minister, has personally called the bosses of big French companies to persuade some of them
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The Economics of a Green Recovery

Posted on April 14 2020

For those up late in April 20 I will be taking part in this US-based event on April 20: The Economics of a Green Recovery
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The right wing’s excuses for the UK’s coronavirus deaths don’t stack up

Posted on April 14 2020

There are three arguments being put forward on the right wing by those seeking to excuse the failings of our government on the coronavirus crisis.
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Why has it taken the FT so long to notice that the UK business sector is failing for lack of government support?

Posted on April 14 2020

The FT has finally noticed that business across the UK is failing. In an editorial out today it says: Despite the good intentions of governments
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