In this article for the Daily Mail, Paul Johnson considers the efficacy of a flat tax to simplify the tax system.

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Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson

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Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.

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Daily Mail

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Johnson, P. (2014). Our complex tax system needs to be tackled. But does the answer lie in the flat tax? [Comment] Daily Mail. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/our-complex-tax-system-needs-be-tackled-does-answer-lie-flat-tax (accessed: 26 April 2024).

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