The illusory tax base: why taxes on capital are counterproductive
Taxes on capital are economically and socially counterproductive. The economy and society would benefit from their abolition. The obstacle to their abolition is not financial or economic but a failure of political will. This article looks at taxes on capital from an economic perspective: How do they differ from other taxes, what costs do they impose on the economy, and what are the consequences of their abolition? And, even if they are a failure economically, can they be justified socially or politically? Copyright Institute of Economic Affairs 2003
Year of publication: |
2003
|
---|---|
Authors: | Bracewell-Milnes, Barry |
Published in: |
Economic Affairs. - Wiley Blackwell. - Vol. 23.2003, 1, p. 17-22
|
Publisher: |
Wiley Blackwell |
Saved in:
freely available
Saved in favorites
Similar items by person
-
Testing the market : competitve tendering for government services in Britain and abroad
Carnaghan, Robert, (1993)
-
Short measure from Whitehall : how CSO statistics understate the British tax burden
Bracewell-Milnes, Barry, (1977)
-
The camel's back : an international comparison of tax burdens
Bracewell-Milnes, Barry, (1976)
- More ...