Why VAT may be a brake on UK growth, and how to fix it
UPDATE: new data suggests the situation is now much worse than suggested in this article. Please see our latest report
2 January 2023
UPDATE: new data suggests the situation is now much worse than suggested in this article. Please see our latest report
This is a version of the article published by the Sunday Times on 1 January 2023 – it summarises some
2022 was fun. Here’s the plan for 2023, in rough order of priority: Definitely Probably Maybe Never And Have a
How do UK/Scottish taxes on wages compare with other countries’? It’s a simple question – but not straightforward to answer.
If some idiot was to make me Chancellor, I’d do something like this, none of which are likely to actually
We’re delighted to publish an article on the underreported subject of tax and remote working, by Leonard Wagenaar, an M&A
Until we get clear answers, it’s reasonable to assume the Sunaks are using an offshore trust to avoid £100m+ of
The chart above shows the composition of the UK tax system – the contribution made by each of the different
How does the UKtax on employment income compare with other countries? It’s a simple question – but not straightforward to
Well-intentioned bodges to the UK income tax system have created anomalously high marginal tax rates for people earning between £50-60k
This chart shows house prices having a heart attack. The big spike in June 2021 just happens to coincide with
The EU Tax Observatory have just published an excess profits tax proposal which would tax listed energy companies on 33%
The Guardian says ABP avoided millions in UK tax – that’s probably wrong. One of the frustrating things about the
If the Scottish Government doesn’t follow the Tories’ abolition of the 45p additional rate, I expect its revenues from Scotland’s
In his Budget speech, the Chancellor said that the UK had a higher rate of tax on high incomes than
It’s often said there’s been a race to the bottom in corporate tax, with tax competition resulting in corporations paying
In May, the Government announced the Energy Profits Levy – a windfall tax on UK oil and gas companies. It
Mrs Thatcher is still heralded as a tax-cutter by many. But what actually happened to UK tax revenues, as a
That’s not an easy question. In the UK there’s income tax, and national insurance – both shown on our wage
You are the beloved daughter of the dictator of Freedonia. You have oodles of cash, investments, real estate etc etc,