The government’s planning reforms were largely welcomed by the housing sector but how we use our existing housing stock should also be part of any reform, if we really care about sustainable housing. Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, explains
Category: Taxation
How could the government reform inheritance tax to increase intergenerational fairness?
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inheritance and Intergenerational Fairness recently launched its final set of recommendations on how inheritance tax needs to be reformed to reduce intergenerational inequality. David Kingman provides a brief guide to their proposals
How intergenerationally fair is raising Council Tax?
Recent research suggests that most local authorities in England and Wales will be imposing large Council Tax increases this year in order to address shortfalls in their budgets. David Kingman looks at what implications this could have for intergenerational fairness
Spring Budget 2017: No long-term solution for problems facing adult social care
David Kingman reports on what the recent Budget did and didn’t contain in relation to adult social care – and why there are few reasons for optimism
Spring Budget 2017: Why the Chancellor made the wrong reforms to National Insurance
David Kingman explains that although the Chancellor was right to reform National Insurance, he ignored intergenerational unfairness
Can Council Tax solve the social care crisis?
David Kingman looks at the situation affecting Surrey County Council, which has just proposed a massive rise in Council Tax to plug its social care funding shortfall
Government considers increasing Council Tax to fund social care
Is an increase in Council Tax the best way to address the funding crisis in adult social care? David Kingman looks at the issues
What did the 2016 Autumn Statement offer for young people? (Part 2)
David Kingman reflects on the 2016 Autumn Statement from an intergenerational point of view
Would a 2% graduate tax make higher education funding fairer?
David Kingman considers Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith’s proposal for reforming higher education funding
Was this really a Budget for “the next generation?” (Part 2)
In the second of a two-part series about the recent Budget speech, David Kingman looks at what it could mean for younger and future generations