You might be richer than you think

Published on 29 September 2003

Discussions about how many people should pay higher rate tax are treacherous waters into which politicians wade at their peril, as Peter Hain, leader of the House of Commons, discovered in June.

Discussions about how many people should pay higher rate tax are treacherous waters into which politicians wade at their peril, as Peter Hain, leader of the House of Commons, discovered in June.

Authors

Matthew Wakefield
Matthew Wakefield

Research Associate University of Bologna

Matthew is Associate Professor at the University of Bologna focusing on consumption and savings choices and how policy affects them.

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Robert Chote

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IFS

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Chote, R and Wakefield, M. (2003). You might be richer than you think [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/you-might-be-richer-you-think (accessed: 20 May 2024).

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