Coverage
September 2024
Thurs
11
11 September 2024
The New Statesman: How to raise taxes
Research by Dr Arun Advani is cited in this New Statesman editorial.
“Research by Arun Advani, professor of economics at the University of Warwick, has shown that a person making £10m a year typically pays a lower effective tax rate than someone earning £30,000 a year.”
Thurs
11
11 September 2024
the i paper: ‘Nothing to offer’: top earners say they may quit the UK over Labour tax rises
Emily Brager invites Dr Arun Advani to respond to claims that high earners will leave the UK if CGT rises in the October Budget.
Arun Advani, associate professor of economics at the University of Warwick said: “In general, some people certainly do migrate in response to taxes, but words like exodus are maybe a bit much.”
Monday
2
2 September 2024
FT: Do the very wealthy relocate because of tax rises alone?
Dr Andy Summers is quoted in this article, discussing recent LSE research.
Andy Summers, one of the authors of the report, says: “Of the people we interviewed for this research, not one stated that they were planning to emigrate or immigrate for tax reasons. In fact, the vast majority of interviewees were clear that they would never consider moving for tax reasons.”
August 2024
Wed
28
28 August 2024
FT: Which taxes can the UK government raise in the Autumn Budget?
Dr Arun Advani contributes to this forward look at the Chancellor’s options for the Budget:
Arun Advani, associate professor at Warwick university, said reform of CGT — which is paid on the profit from the sale of assets ranging from shares to second homes — was “the biggest and most likely thing they can do to raise some serious money”.
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The Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax) is a new centre dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of taxation, and making the evidence-informed case for reform to policymakers and the public. CenTax is led by Dr Arun Advani (Warwick) and Dr Andy Summers (LSE). CenTax is supported by core funding from the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust and Thirty Percy.