The effects of taxes and charges on saving incentives in the UK

Published on 16 February 2016

This presentation was given at the launch of a report on the taxation of savings on 16 February 2016.

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This presentation was given at the launch of a report on the taxation of savings on 16 February 2016.

    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.

    Jonathan Shaw
    Jonathan Shaw

    Research Fellow Financial Conduct Authority

    Jonathan is a Research Fellow at the IFS and a Technical Specialist in the Economics Department at the Financial Conduct Authority.

    Presentation details

    DOI
    10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.1230
    Publisher
    Institute for Fiscal Studies

    Suggested citation

    Adam, S and Shaw, J. (2016). 'The effects of taxes and charges on saving incentives in the UK' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/effects-taxes-and-charges-saving-incentives-uk (accessed: 19 July 2025).

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