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Posted on December 19th, 2011
This research published by the Institute of Economic Affairs highlights how stimulus measures pursued by Western governments in response to the economic crisis have not worked, and why, without drastic fiscal and tax reform, Western countries will not resolve their sovereign debt crises. Taken from a lecture delivered for the Institute earlier [...] Posted on November 27th, 2011
New research released by the IEA argues against the European Commission’s proposed financial transactions tax, showing that it will not prevent any potential future crash and will instead simply see the costs borne by consumers of financial products – future pensioners and mortgage customers etc. Highlights: There is strong economic evidence that the [...] Posted on March 27th, 2011
The features that should be found in a well-designed tax system and have been known since Adam Smith’s maxims appeared in Volume 2 of The Wealth of Nations in 1776. A well-designed tax system should have the following features: taxes should be imposed at the lowest rate possible |
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