⛽ Iran conflict inflationary pressures starts off tax cuts www.vatcalc.com/spain/spain-....
Great thread, though I do think "you can't raise VAT because that causes rates to go up" is rather questionable
It's just remarkable that if you're white, male, and conservative you are allowed to call for political violence that would get anyone who doesn't tick all those boxes absolutely pilloried.
The group with the fewest legitimate grievances in society provided the widest grace to rage.
Wild.
What does Trump 2.0 mean for tax multilateralism?
In a new paper in the British Tax Review, I look at why (and how) international tax cooperation has proved surprisingly resilient in an age of multilateral breakdown.
Open access: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Happy b’day global VAT. Will you look this good at 72? www.vatcalc.com/global/10th-...
🤖 expect govt’s to burn through ideas on taxing AI (token or SaaS levies) till they realise the mechanism they need is already there www.vatcalc.com/global/how-t...
The TikTok medium is the message. McLuhan for the algorithm age open.substack.com/pub/jasquith...
There’s a lot to be pessimistic about at the moment - but @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social @ Dominic Sandbrook adding to it with the Death of Literacy with social measures last night was at least fun. @theresthistory.bsky.social
Drunk on bad tax policies www.vatcalc.com/united-kingd....
Spain is preparing an emergency indirect tax package to soften the inflationary impact of escalating Middle East tensions, with a headline measure to reduce
Value Added Tax turns 72 today, 10th April 2026. It was first introduced in April 1954 in the French colony of Ivory Coast. VAT was then implemented in
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party - which is leading in UK opinion polls - announcement of a five-point rescue package for Britain’s pub and hospitality sector
It’s okay for the Tories/Times/Telegraph to pretend that taxes are up “because of welfare”. That’s politics. But if you care about policy you need to understand that is a long way from the truth - and wrestle with the consequences
