In an article on Brave New Europe this morning Camille Landais, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman argue that there needs to be a European wide
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If Javid is going to tackle wealth he has to do so strategically
Politics Home has reported that: [A]ccording to the Sunday Telegraph two separate sources have confirmed that raising more tax from better-off homeowners had been discussed on separate
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The issue with wealth is some people’s incomprehension
As the Guardian reports this morning, and I am not going to even seek to précis this: The UK’s six richest people control as much
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Getting wealth, tax and much else wrong: the FT’s morning lesson in how not to write an editorial
The FT is a paper I rely on, for better or worse. It does have the best coverage of news, some of the best editorial
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It’s time to tax billionaires
As the FT notes this morning: They are right. Which is why wealth taxes should be on the agenda at this election. And I stress,
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Should we abolish Inheritance Tax?
The Brexit Party has suggested that inheritance tax should be abolished. Inheritance tax is charged almost entirely on death. It is usually charged at 40%
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The October Taxcast: Taxing wealth
In this month’s Tax Justice Network podcast they speak to Gabriel Zucman about his new book with co-author Emmanuel Saez — The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes
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Inheritance tax needs to go – but to be replaced by much better wealth taxation
The Independent has reported that Sajid Javid has sympathy with a long held Conservative Party desire to abolish Inheritance Tax. I understand his desire. Inheritance
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How to deliver greater wealth taxation in the UK
I have just shared a release from Tax Justice UK showing most in the UK want greater and more eq1uitable taxation of wealth in this
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