2020 Tax Commission

The Single Income Tax Would Be Fairer

John O Connell | Posted 22.07.2012 | UK Politics
John O Connell

There are all sorts of weird disparities in our tax system. Why should paying yourself through a company instead of being paid directly by your employer change what tax rate you pay?

Calls For Single 30% Tax Rate To Boost Growth

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK

A single 30% rate of income tax and further public spending cuts are needed to boost growth, according to a report backed by a campaign group and busi...

Tax Transparency is Just as Important as Spending Transparency

John O Connell | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK Politics
John O Connell

We published a detailed recommendation to abolish NI and make payslips more honest last week. So much more can be done on tax transparency and it really is the one area that the Government can inform the debate on tax with little effort, in keeping with a broader transparency agenda.