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    Labour's windfall levy

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    This commentary discusses the background to the policy, presents the economic arguments for and against the levy, and examines some of the issues about how the levy might actually operate in practice.

    1 April 1997

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    What drives support for higher public spending?

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    This paper examines the role of individual and household characteristics in explaining patterns of support for higher public spending on seven of the most important public spending programmes including health, education, the police and defence.

    1 January 1997

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    Financing regional government in Britain

    Report

    Devolution and regional government are once again at the centre of policy debate in Britain. This reports considers the economic issues in designing a system of regional government, and its fiscal implications for the residents of the regions of Britain.

    1 March 1996

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    Who pays business rates?

    Journal article

    Non-domestic rates are a tax that is formally levied on the occupiers of nondomestic property in the United Kingdom.

    1 February 1996