Is the tax system fair? (IFS/CIOT Labour Party fringe event)

Venue: Victoria Terrace, Grand Hotel, Brighton, BN1 2FW (outside secure zone). (NB. The Victoria Terrace is immediately on the left as you enter the hotel)

Speakers: Chair - Chris Jones (President of the CIOT; Director of Tax Markets at Lexis Nexis).

Seema Malhotra MP (Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury);

Philip Collins (columnist and chief leader writer for The Times; Chair of trustees at Demos);

Bill Dodwell (Deputy President of the CIOT; Head of Tax Policy at Deloitte);

Paul Johnson (Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies). 

All politicians and commentators say they want a “fair” tax system. If they say what they mean at all they usually mean ensuring the “rich” pay more than whatever they pay now. But what is “fairness” in taxation? What is a fair share for the rich to pay, and who are they anyway? What about fairness between the generations, between the treatment of income and wealth, savings and earnings, employed and self employed? Between taxpayers and the tax authorities? Or between people who live, earn, save and spend in different ways? These are among the issues to be explored at these debates.

Our aim is to help develop better informed tax and economic policy and greater understanding of the issues and constraints facing policy makers.

Attendance is free of charge and refreshments will be served. It is not a requirement to register for these event, but it would be helpful for catering and seating purposes to have an idea of numbers, so if you are thinking of attending we would be grateful if you could email @email to let us know.