In 2020, the Wealth Tax Commission brought together world-leading academics, policymakers and tax practitioners to ‘think big’ about tax policy. Published in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the public finance crisis it triggered, the Commission examined the viability of both annual and one-off wealth taxes. Comprising over thirty papers and half a million words, it remains the most comprehensive body of evidence on wealth taxation globally.

On Wednesday, CenTax launched ‘Tax Reforms for Growth’ in Parliament along with authors from across the political spectrum. 

The report provides a set of seven packages that would move the UK towards a fairer, more effective and more pro-growth tax system. This is a framework for the direction of reform, not a precise blueprint.

Last week, CenTax and Blick Rothenberg co-hosted a breakfast with private client intermediaries, to discuss the future of HNWI taxation in the UK, chaired and host by Nimesh Shah (CEO, Blick Rothenberg) and Malli Kini, (Private Client Partner, Blick Rothenberg). CenTax directors Arun Advani and Andy Summers were joined on the panel by Chris Hulatt, co-founder of Octopus Group.

Professor Arun Advani gave evidence at the Treasury Select Committee on Tuesday, arguing that the Chancellor can both raise revenue and boost growth at the upcoming Autumn Budget.

The CenTax team attended the Labour and Conservative party conferences again this year, hosting four panels in total, alongside the Chartered Institute for Taxation (CIOT), the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS).

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