Tax Law Review Committee interim report on tax legislation

Published on 1 November 1995

There has been much debate about legislative complexity and many people believe the situation is now so bad that something must be done - we cannot go on as we are. This report examines the scope for purposive legislation and clearer language and asks whether we need to rewrite our tax laws from scratch.

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There has been much debate about legislative complexity and many people believe the situation is now so bad that something must be done - we cannot go on as we are. This report examines the scope for purposive legislation and clearer language and asks whether we need to rewrite our tax laws from scratch.

    Report details

    DOI
    10.1920/co.ifs.1995.0051
    ISBN
    978-1-873357-58-3
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    . (1995). Tax Law Review Committee interim report on tax legislation. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/tax-law-review-committee-interim-report-tax-legislation (accessed: 4 November 2026).

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