Jan 2013 31
Writing for theCommentator.co.uk Rory Meakin discusses our recent research showing that the Coalition has raised taxes more than twice as often as they cut them:
On Tuesday the TaxPayers’ Alliance published a report detailing every change to tax policy since the 2010 general election, both planned and already implemented. The figures are startling. While the Coalition has a total of 119 tax cutting measures planned or implemented, this number is dwarfed by that for tax rises — an eye-watering 299.
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Rory Meakin
Rory is Head of Tax Policy at the TaxPayers’ Alliance. Rory’s work is focussed on tax policy and economics, with a particular focus on tax simplification.
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