Tax think tank warns plan to raise investment tax could backfire

Tax think tank warns plan to raise investment tax could backfire

Compass wants to tax investment profits at the same rate as wages, hoping to raise £11.3bn a year. But the Institute for Fiscal Studies says wealthy people might move their money abroad or leave the UK, meaning less tax collected overall. The debate sets the stage for Chancellor John Healey's first autumn budget.

Published

Read at another depth