inheritance tax Articles

Inheritance tax remains unpopular. YouGov polls consistently rate inheritance tax to be one of the least popular taxes, with 59-69 per cent of the public considering them unfair. Reforms are needed that not only make economic sense – but provide a progressive...

The terrain of British politics is full of hills on which principled politicians can choose to die. Driven to take a stand by their consciences or their activists, or unable to tell the difference between these twin architects of electoral disaster, political parties...

The Tories’ capital gains tax cut reveals their true colours, writes Liz Kendall Last month’s budget was a disaster for the Tories, and more importantly failed the country. Labour should be bold in setting out our alternative vision for Britain. We want a country that...

After hard-up, hard-working families, pensioners are the group that are being hit by George Osborne’s tax changes. It is not obvious: the rhetoric, as for working families, is that the Tories support pensioners who have ‘done the right thing’ all their lives. That...