Fiscal & Taxation Publications
June 1, 2014
Published by IEA on June 1, 2014
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Alcohol policy in Britain and many other countries aims to reduce per capita alcohol consumption in the belief that this will inevitably reduce heavy and harmful drinking. The cornerstone policies of this approach are advertising bans, licensing restrictions and higher taxes.
May 1, 2014
Published by EPICENTER on May 1, 2014
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The small loans market (quick credit, pay-day loans) often gets a lot of criticism in the media. Its critics state that the market has too little supervision; that the industry does not properly assess the ability of customers to repay their loan; and that interest rates are artificially high.
May 1, 2014
Published by Timbro on May 1, 2014
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Five years since the outbreak of the most severe economic crisis of our time, there is widespread consensus that today’s levels of unemployment, exclusion, deficit, and debt are unsustainable and need to be addressed.
March 1, 2014
Published by EPICENTER on March 1, 2014
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So‐called “sin” taxes are very much in fashion in France and elsewhere. With the aim of reducing “sinful” behaviour and financing the health care system, public authorities are planning to raise the tax load on alcohol and tobacco even higher.
March 1, 2014
Published by IEA on March 1, 2014
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Western governments have developed unfunded social insurance programmes where retiree benefits are paid for from the taxes of the working-age population. This means that an ageing population leads to
rising expenditures that cannot be covered without increasing taxes on the young.
February 1, 2014
Published by EPICENTER on February 1, 2014
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The combination of ideological prejudice and direct economic interests may yet do a great deal of harm to international trade… and to our own welfare.
