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An Introduction to Taxation / Eamonn Butler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Butler, Eamonn, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Taxation--Law and legislation.
- Taxation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (101 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : The Institute of Economic Affairs, [2024]
- Summary:
- Eamonn Butler provides a jargon-free guide to taxation, its history, its aims and purposes, and its impact on individuals and economies. He puts forward different ways of funding public services, whilst exploring the principles that would make for a much better - and much simpler - tax system.
- Contents:
- About the author
- List of acronyms
- Introduction
- The role of this book
- Why this book is necessary
- 1 The history of taxation
- The ancient and medieval world
- The post-industrial world
- Some lessons from history
- Taxation today
- 2 Types of taxes
- Direct taxes
- Indirect taxes
- Transfer taxes
- Hypothecation
- 3 Purposes and problems
- Why taxes?
- What range of services?
- Taxation for public investment
- Macroeconomic management
- Redistribution
- Tackling negative externalities
- Trade management
- Why people disagree on taxation
- 4 Impact and incidence
- The impact of taxes
- The work–life balance
- Other impacts
- Further impact problems
- England’s curious history of tax avoidance Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780255368384
- 0255368380
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