I have this morning published the next in my series of proposals that will together make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. In this note, I
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The Taxing Wealth Report 2024: the UK needs better estimation of its tax gap to prevent the illicit accumulation of wealth
I have this morning published the next note in the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 series. In it, I suggest that it is essential that the UK
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Abolishing the VAT exemption for services supplied by private schools might raise £1.6 billion in tax a year
I have this morning published what might be one of the least surprising proposals to be made in the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. I suggest
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Capping the rate at which tax relief is given on charitable donations under Gift Aid might raise £740 million in tax a year
I have now published the seventh recommendation in the series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. As the title makes clear, this
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An investment income surcharge in the UK could raise up to £18 billion of extra tax revenue a year
I have this morning published the sixth of my recommendations for reform of the UK tax system. Together with the further recommendations yet to be
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There is no place for capital gains indexation in a fair tax system
There has been some discussion on Twitter and some mention in comments on this blog on the subject of indexation relief for capital gains tax
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Abolishing capital gains tax entrepreneur’s relief might raise approximately £2.2 billion of tax a year
The fifth recommendation that will eventually form part of the Taxing Wealth Report 2024 has been published. Like other suggestions in this series, this one
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Aligning capital gains tax and income tax rates might raise more than £12 billion in tax a year
I 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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Abolishing the lower rate of national insurance for high-earning employees
I 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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