Archives for Finance and Taxation
Smoke and mirrors? Two-year degree plan to cut cost of tuition fees
Students in England are being promised the option of "accelerated" two-year degree courses, saving 20% on tuition fees compared with…
A case for a negative Land Value Tax?
Land Value Tax, or Annual Ground Rent, is criticised by some for being a tax that hits large landowners with…
Trump steel tariffs: IMF warns plan would hurt US
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has joined criticism of Donald Trump's plan to impose a 25% tariff on steel imports…
The UK’s undergraduate fees system is broken, and here’s why
The UK has had a student loan system for tuition fees since the Blair government introduced them in 1998 That…
Income tax rises for Scotland
The Scottish Government announced income tax rises in its budget for 2018. Do these achieve what they claim to achieve?…
Universal Basic Income – Can we afford it?
To pay UBI - a basic income to everyone - tax rises are inevitable. But it really is just smoke…
Taylor Review: UK should end cash-in-hand economy
The author of a government review into work practices would like to see an end to the "cash-in-hand economy" Matthew…
Land Value Tax – 7 myths busted
Land Value Tax is starting to gain traction, but should you believe all the criticisms of it? As with all…
General Election 2017 – The Labour Party Manifesto
The Labour Party Manifesto includes nationalisation, tax rises and a continuation of Help-To-Buy Labour's tagline: "For the many, not the…
Think outside the money box: Land Value Tax (LVT)
Everyone speaks of tax in terms of income tax. But there are good reasons to tax land instead - in…