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The economic arguments for and against a wealth tax

Published on 15 July 2022

This presentation was given at an HMRC seminar.

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    Authors

    Stuart Adam
    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.

    Presentation details

    DOI
    10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0138
    Publisher
    Institute for Fiscal Studies

    Suggested citation

    Adam, S. (2022). 'The economic arguments for and against a wealth tax' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/economic-arguments-and-against-wealth-tax (accessed: 30 October 2026).

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    ESRC Institute for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy 2020-25

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