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Type: Journal Articles Authors: Paul Johnson and Graham Stark ISSN: Print: 0143-5671 Online: 1475-5890
Published in: Fiscal Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2, May 1989
Volume, issue, pages: Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 29-37
In the ten year period of Mrs Thatcher's government, and especially over the last few years, there have been many changes to the tax and benefit system. In this short article we show how these changes have affected households in the UK. We performed a similar exercise in 1986, but htis was before the recent large income tax cuts and national insurance and benefit reforms. Search |

