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May 11, 2025 Investigations

Political parties failing to pay tax on rent – including rent funded by MPs’ expenses

Political parties’ local branches are failing to pay tax on their commercial income – even when that income is funded by taxpayers. All the political parties talk about the tax gap – the £40bn difference between the tax that should be paid and the tax that isn’t. So we’d expect the political parties to lead […]

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Oct 14, 2024 Policy

How to reform corporation tax

This Government was elected on a platform of kickstarting economic growth. It has a large majority, and four or five years until the next election. It’s a rare chance for real pro-growth tax reform. That’s all the more necessary if we are going to see tax rises. We’ll be presenting a series of tax reform […]

Corporate tax as % of gross operating surplus

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Oct 3, 2023 Analysis

UK companies are now paying more tax than at any point since the 1970s

Raising corporation tax to 25% will take the effective rate to the highest it’s ever been in the UK, and one the highest in the developed world. That’s bad – but the alternatives are worse.

Corporation tax as a % of GDP, compared with headline rate

Feb 12, 2023 Analysis

Why the 25% corporation tax increase is a bad idea which I support

Raising corporation tax to 25% will take the effective rate to the highest it’s ever been in the UK, and one the highest in the developed world. That’s bad – but the alternatives are worse.