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Pushing the government to take action during the crisis
As we come to the end of our second week in Coronavirus lockdown, the impact of this crisis is becoming stark with thousands sick, businesses…
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Government economic package is welcome but doesn’t protect self-employed – letter
Letter in response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement of support for businesses , Monday 22 nd March, 2020. A welcome change but more…
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Budget 2020: Spending splurge fails to hide lack of ambition on tax reform
Rishi Sunak’s first budget was dominated by coronavirus, but the Chancellor also ramped up spending. This will be funded by extra borrowing. Despite the leaks…
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New figures show vast majority of inheritance tax breaks for farms and businesses go to the very wealthiest families
In 2016/17 the government handed out £2.1bn in inheritance tax breaks for farmland and businesses. According to new figures released by Tax Justice UK today,…
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Inequality is a feminist issue
The Marmot Review’s finding that life expectancy for poorer women has decreased in the last decade is a stark illustration of what deep and entrenched…
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The public back higher taxes on wealth, focus groups reveal
In the wake of a general election that gave Boris Johnson a big victory, there are good reasons to think that the Prime Minister will…
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Sign our petition: Make the wealthy pay their fair share
The UK is a wealthy country, but this wealth is very unevenly spread. The top 10% of households own almost half the UK’s riches. This has…
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Javid: tax wealth to
The latest Oxfam inequality report tells a staggering story about global inequality in a world that is richer than ever. Twenty two of the world’s…
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Wealth inequality has increased over the last decade, government figures reveal
Wealth inequality in the UK has increased since the financial crisis, according to a major new survey from the Office for National Statistics. Tax Justice…
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Election 2019: big gaps between the parties on tax
With all the manifestos now published it is hard to recall an election with a bigger gap of ambition between the main political parties. So…
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Conservative manifesto shows UK parties moving leftwards on the economy and tax
The Conservative manifesto , launched on Sunday, opted for a safety first approach to tax, pledging no increases in income tax, national insurance or VAT.…
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Labour announces bold plan to crack down on tax avoidance
Labour’s detailed plan to crack down on tax evasion and avoidance is welcome. The public is fed up of endless stories about big companies or…
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Campaign win! Labour will increase taxes on income from wealth
Labour has promised to tax income from wealth at the same level as income from work in its manifesto launched today. This has been a…
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Conservative’s election tax pledge would mostly benefit the well off
Read our analysis of the full Conservative Party manifesto here . Tax took centre stage this week as Boris Johnson confirmed his well trailed plan…
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33 policies for tax equality – our manifesto
Today, at the start of the 2019 general election, we set out 33 policies for tax justice. After ten years of cuts to public spending,…
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Understanding how tax systems undermine themselves
Over the last decade there has endless stories about how individuals and companies have slashed their tax bills through clever accounting practices. This is often…
Understanding how tax systems undermine themselves