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Chapter 10 from the IFS Green Budget 2015.
Authors

Senior Economist
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.

Research Fellow Trinity College Dublin
Barra is a Research Fellow at IFS and Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin.
Book Chapter details
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Adam, S and Roantree, B. (2015). 'Options for increasing tax' London: Institute for Fiscal Studies
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