It is not a strategy to tax tycoons and mansions

Published on 14 March 2012

As the Budget approaches, Chancellor George Osborne is getting a great deal of advice about what changes he should make to the tax system. Paul Johnson examines the options in the Financial Times.

As the Budget approaches, Chancellor George Osborne is getting a great deal of advice about what changes he should make to the tax system. Paul Johnson examines the options in the Financial Times.

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Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson

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Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.

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Johnson, P. (2012). It is not a strategy to tax tycoons and mansions [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/it-not-strategy-tax-tycoons-and-mansions (accessed: 19 May 2024).

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