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The paper argues Britain’s tax system is overly complex and under‑performing, struggling to raise revenue amid two decades of weak growth and an ageing population, warning fiscal pressures will grow and calling for systemic reform.
The IEA’s Great Stagnation briefing on tax argues that over the past 25 years the tax burden has risen and the structure of the tax system has changed, setting out their analysis and policy implications.
Argues for cutting duties on tobacco and alcohol, claiming seven tobacco duty rises since 2020 left rolling tobacco duty 115% higher while tobacco duty revenue fell from £10.4bn to £7.9bn and legal cigarette sales dropped 46% (2021–25).