Redistribution
What tax rate is too high?
I was on Iain Dale’s LBC radio programme on Sunday, talking about Labour’s tax policy. I said I was in favour of a mansion tax in principle. Jonathan Portes, of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, was also on and explained why a land tax (of which a mansion tax would be a progressive form) was economically efficient, so I agreed with him.
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Wednesday, 20 February 2013 at 3:14 pm
My 10-Point Plan for Fairness
Attached to Danny Alexander’s interview with Matt Chorley in today’s Independent on Sunday (scroll down) is “Taxing ideas: Ten ways to make Britain a fairer place”, which has my name on it.
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Sunday, 24 October 2010 at 11:51 am
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