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The evolution of taxation by cartoonist KAL

Geoff Riley

23rd January 2017

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This is a fantastic introduction to taxation as part of fiscal policy. On a sheet of graph paper, I'll first get my students to firstly design their own optimal income tax system (and contrast with the current model). And then they will have to justify getting rid of one tax and introducing another new one.

The evolution of taxation by cartoonist KAL
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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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