Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg’s Tycoon Tax would affect the rest of us soon enough
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has proposed what he calls a new Tycoon Tax. The proposal sounds quite reasonable but in reality it would produce unfair results and, judging by past experience of these kinds of policies, affect plenty of non-”tycoons” over time. There are four important points to bear in mind: most people on [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Nick Clegg’s Tycoon Tax would affect the rest of us soon enough
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has proposed what he calls a new Tycoon Tax. The proposal sounds quite reasonable but in reality it would produce unfair results and, judging by past experience of these kinds of policies, affect plenty of non-”tycoons” over time. There are four important points to bear in mind: most people on [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Clegg is right on the personal allowance – take the poorest out of tax
The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has said he thinks the Coalition should speed up the implementation of its pledge to increase the amount of money people can earn before they have to pay Income Tax (the ‘personal allowance’) to £10,000. The level is currently £7,475 and is scheduled to rise to £8,105 but Mr [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Clegg is right on the personal allowance – take the poorest out of tax
The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has said he thinks the Coalition should speed up the implementation of its pledge to increase the amount of money people can earn before they have to pay Income Tax (the ‘personal allowance’) to £10,000. The level is currently £7,475 and is scheduled to rise to £8,105 but Mr [...] Read the rest of this entry »