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Wealthy people want to tackle inequality.

The UK’s 54 billionaires saw their wealth increase by £40 billion during the pandemic, an increase of 36%. At the same time, the number of…

Tax it like Biden

We’re looking across the pond for inspiration. President Biden has just announced plans for $2 trillion of investment in America’s crumbling infrastructure. Biden wants to…

Tax day was a bit of a flop

The government released 30 consultations on tax reform on what it had dubbed as “tax day”. However, this has turned out to be a bit…

Wealthy tax exiles benefit from furlough

We’re a year on since the UK went into lockdown for the first time. It’s been an extremely hard time for all of us, especially…

Make taxes work for women

Last weeks’ budget did little to move the dial on gender equality. Our friends at the Womens’ Budget Group (WBG) highlighted that the £14bn a…

Bumper budget giveaway raises questions about future corporation tax rise.

A well trailed increase to corporation tax dominated the headlines in the wake of the budget. However, businesses will benefit from a massive tax giveaway…

Ultra wealthy Londoners’ unfair tax windfall revealed

A small club of ultra wealthy Londoners scooped a tax break equal to every northerner in the country combined according to figures unearthed by Tax…

Local councils should beware the false promise of freeports

This article by our Head of Advocacy, Tom Peters, first appeared in Labourlist The government has received up to 40 bids for ‘free port’ status…

We need to tax the wealthiest as we build back from covid

This article by our Executive Director, Robert Palmer, first appeared in Tribune magazine. ​ Last year saw middle class Brits squirrelling away cash at record…

A wealth tax is an option for the UK, experts argue

This is post is based on a comment piece we wrote for CIty AM this week. A political row about wealth could be about to…

Chancellor confirms “cap for carers” in spending review

The spending review outlined by the Chancellor paints a daunting picture of where the economy is headed in the months ahead. It is good that…

Tax reform and climate justice: time to act?

This is a repost from the Green Alliance Blog by Sara Hall our head of movement and partnerships. The climate crisis is intensifying and the…

Amazon will mostly dodge new digital tax

News out this week suggests that Amazon will pay almost nothing under the new Digital Services Tax. The government brought in the tax to try…

Conservative voters shift in favour of tax rises under covid

The coronavirus lockdown saw Conservative voters shift in favour of higher taxes, according to our new report, “ Talking Tax: How to win support for…

Our research on tax and public opinion

Looking for a researcher for our project on the UK tax system and racial justice

*** The application period has now closed *** ​ Decolonising Economics , Tax Justice Network and Tax Justice UK want to understand how the UK…