The economics of taxation

the long version

Updated annually, the 2015/2016 edition of this book continues to provide a clear and authoritative introduction to the economic theory of taxation and to its practical operations in the UK. Part 1 of the text examines the principles of taxation, whilst Part 2 gives a broad-based description and evaluation of the policy and practice of the UK's tax system, highlighting international comparisons. Revised to include the 2015 Budgets and Finance Acts, numerical examples and illustrations intergrated throughout the text, chapter-by-chapter self assessment and discussion questions, with suggested answers to the self assessment questions at the end of the text.