Tax avoidance

Posted on 3 May 2013 by Tim Brown

Looking at the tax system as a potential candidate for continuous improvement, Tim Brown investigates whether the current system for raising government revenue is fit for purpose and what alternatives exist.

Imagine, if you will, that the tax system is a large manufacturing business. This particular business has the enviable position of holding 100% market share in the UK and there is little prospect of new entrants into the market. However, its products are overpriced, complicated beyond necessity, difficult to assemble and, in the end, all…

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