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Eight radical tax ideas for cash-strapped finance ministers!

Geoff Riley

29th September 2015

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An almost perfect article to use for classroom discussion! Take the role of a cash-strapped finance minister and rank these eight ideas for raising extra tax revenues. How well does each perform against Adam Smith's canons of taxation - or should these centuries-old canons be fired? Click here to find out more

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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