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This presentation was given at the TAXDEV Policy Conference on 23 March 2018.
Authors
David Phillips
Associate Director
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.
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- IFS
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Phillips, D. (2018). 'Tax Policy Costings: refining approaches and incorporating behaviour' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/tax-policy-costings-refining-approaches-and-incorporating-behaviour (accessed: 25 April 2024).
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