1st Edition

The Structure and Reform of Direct Taxation (Routledge Revivals)

By James Meade Copyright 1978
556 Pages
by Routledge

576 Pages
by Routledge

553 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1978, The Structure and Reform of Direct Taxation presents the full findings and recommendations of the ‘Meade’ committee set up by The Institute for Fiscal Studies. It represents the most important contemporary examination of the structure of UK taxation and direct taxation systems in general. The results of two years’ intensive research and discussion by this... Read more
Part One: Introduction  1. Scope and Purpose of the Study  2. The Characteristics of a Good Tax Structure  3. The Tax Base  Part Two: Defects of the Present System  4. The Existing Base for Direct Taxes in the United Kingdom  5. The Direct Tax Burden and its Distribution  6. Indexation for Inflation  Part Three: Some Radical Restructurings of the System of Direct Taxes  7. A Comprehensive Income Tax  8. Forms of Expenditure Tax  9. A Universal Expenditure Tax  10. A Two-Tier Expenditure Tax  11. Housing  12. Corporation Tax  13. Social Security and Income Maintenance  14. The Rate Structure  15. Capital Taxes I: Taxes on the Transfer of Wealth  16. Capital Taxes II: An Annual Wealth Tax  17. National Insurance Contributions, Payroll Taxes, Investment Income Surcharge, Earned Income Relief and Capital Taxes  18. The Tax Unit  19. Trusts

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James Meade