Mirrlees Review of tax system recommends radical changes

Published on 10 November 2010

Britain's tax system is ripe for reform in ways that could significantly increase people's welfare and improve the performance of the economy.

Britain's tax system is ripe for reform in ways that could significantly increase people's welfare and improve the performance of the economy, according to a landmark review chaired by the Nobel laureate Sir James Mirrlees for the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Authors

Stuart Adam

Senior Economist

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

Tim Besley

Research Associate London School of Economics

Timothy is a Research Associate at the IFS and a Professor of Economics and Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Richard Blundell

CPP Co-Director

Richard is Co-Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP) and Senior Research Fellow at IFS.

Stephen Bond

Robert Chote

Malcolm Gammie

Research Fellow One Essex Court

Malcolm is Chairman of the Tax Law Review Committee at IFS.

Gareth Myles

Paul Johnson

Director

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.