The mansion tax "is as much symbolic as it is fiscal.. it establishes a political and administrative precedent." This shift in the overton window is a key reason we proposed the mansion tax. It lays the groundwork for a wholesale proportional property tax or a more ambitous wealth tax in future

We do need higher tax on middle earners, but this analysis misses: 1) Wealth's importance vs income has ballooned & it's distributed twice as unequally 2) Wealth can boost income in ways this data doesn't capture 3) Income from wealth is taxed much less than income www.ft.com/content/75ce...

These letters to The Times saying how bad it is that govt may be taxing NHS GPs (b/c Reeves may equalise NICs between employees & limited liability partnerships (LLPs)) Ridiculous and untrue. The reported reform would NOT apply to NHS GPs as they cannot be LLPs! www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...

Spot on from @guardianheather.bsky.social in @theguardian.com, quoting @centaxuk.bsky.social, @demos-uk.bsky.social, @resfoundation.bsky.social and @theifs.bsky.social. The right tax reforms, well designed and communicated, can raise revenue, reduce wealth inequality, boost fairness AND drive growth

Great to see our tax research featured in the Guardian yesterday! Check out the report for more details👇 demos.co.uk/research/sol...

There's lots of 'national renewal' chatter at Labour conference, but this obviously needs BIG public investment. The elephant in many rooms (or pods?) is the fiscal mess standing in the way... We've just laid out a path to sort that mess w/o any broken promises 🧵 www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

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- Budget tax rises raising £36bn: drives 18% of Labour defectors away - Cut winter fuel payments raising £1.5bn: drives 35%(!) of Labour defectors away The public really, really do not like spending cuts!

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