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VAT on Private School fees to fund free school lunches for Primary pupils – the devil’s in the detail
Leave a commentMay 20, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
The idea, introduced by the Labour Party, of putting VAT on private school fees to fund free school meals for …
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Plain packaging on cigarettes – could it actually increase smoking?
Leave a commentFebruary 6, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Here’s an easy task. Explain to someone why anyone who opposes the policy of removing branding from cigarette packets must …
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Laffer says tobacco taxes should be lower…but follow the money
Leave a commentJuly 20, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
When Arthur Laffer speaks about tax, people listen. So when he delivered his opinion that tobacco taxes could be too …
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Universal Credit and Iain Duncan-Smith, doomed to failure?
Leave a commentJune 26, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
There are numerous books and articles written about the concept of “government failure”. Governments intervene – mostly with the best …
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Regulating the Energy market: Not as easy as it looks
Leave a commentJune 1, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Ed Miliband was right, and supported by ex-Tory Prime Minister John Major, to highlight that the market for gas and …
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Free school meals for 4-7 year olds – The best of intentions, but are the consequences worse than we thought?
Leave a commentMay 10, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The leaked emails yesterday between the Department of education and the Office of Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, reveals …
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