Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural CenTax Residential Conference: 'Closing the Tax Gap'! 🗓️23-24 April 2026 📍University of Warwick 🤝Bringing together tax professionals, academics, civil servants and think tanks Book now!👇 centax.org.uk/tickets-now-...

📣 The Centre for Analysis of Taxation (@centaxuk.bsky.social) are recruiting two new Research Economists. The postholder will conduct data analysis at the UK tax authority’s secure research facility, HMRC Datalab, in London. 📅 Apply by 1 February 2026

JOB VACANCY: RESEARCH ECONOMIST | CenTax

Dec 17, 2025

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🚨 We're hiring *two* Research Economist roles! 📍 Location: HMRC Datalab, London 📅 Deadline: 1 February 2026 💼 Duration: 2-year fixed term 💷 Salary: £33,002–£34,610 + £5,000 London weighting 🔗 Apply now: lnkd.in/eVZDYA4B

📢 Job Alert: CenTax is hiring a Research Economist! 🔹 2-year role at HMRC Datalab 🔹 Economics or quant Master's required (completed by start) 🔹 Data analysis, research design & dissemination 🔹 Deadline: 1 Feb 2026 💼 Apply now 👉 centax.org.uk/job-vacancy-...

📣 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 We're really excited to announce our inaugural CenTax Residential Conference - Closing the Tax Gap! 🖋️ Closing the Tax Gap: CenTax Residential Conference 2026 🗓️ 23rd– 24th April 2026 📍 University of Warwick

🔔 Starting in half an hour! Join us in person or online.

Centre for the Analysis of Taxation@centaxuk.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Should the UK have a wealth tax? Five years on from the Wealth Tax Commission, our Directors Arun Advani and Andy Summers will join fellow commissioner Emma Chamberlain OBE to assess where the debate now stands. Register here: lse.ac.uk/events/the-w... #LSEEvents

More Budget analysis! This time, we analyse Income Tax changes to property income, dividends and savings 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/budget...

Budget reaction: Income Tax changes to property income, dividends and savings

Income Tax on property income Explainer Property income (rent) is subject to Income Tax at standard rates, but is not subject to National Insurance Contributions (NICs). As a result, property income g...

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What changes have been made to salary sacrifice for pensions? Read our explainer and analysis here 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/budget...

Budget reaction: Pensions

Pension contributions and withdrawals are taxed differently. Pension contributions are always free of Income Tax.

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Our Budget analysis continues, with explainers and comment on some of yesterday's key announcements. Next up - why has the government frozen Income Tax thresholds? 🥶

Our full response to the Budget is now live. As well as our 'big picture' analysis, we provide quick explainers and comment on: 🏡 High Value Council Tax Surcharge 👴 Changes to pensions 🔄 Transferability of Inheritance Tax allowance 🥶 Income Tax threshold freeze ...

CenTax Director @andy-summers.bsky.social reacts to the Budget in today's @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Has Rachel Reeves made the right calls in this budget? Our panel responds | Polly Toynbee and others

After a tumultuous run-up to a make-or-break moment for the government, has the chancellor struck the right balance?

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Another Budget policy at a glance - EV road pricing 🚗🧵

📣 Throughout the day, we’ll be posting our reaction to specific policies announced in today’s Budget. 📣 First up, reforms to Council Tax 🏡🧵

Today’s #Budget was an opportunity to tackle tax reform head-on rather than yet more rate tinkering. Some of the Chancellor’s announcements are a small step in that direction. But they are less a ‘smorgasbord’, more a series of nibbles. 🧵

Why do some people in the UK face marginal tax rates of over 60%? Research Economist Jack Pepin-Hall outlines how the tax and benefit system creates sharp spikes in marginal tax rates and how this blunts incentives to work or take promotions. 👇 www.economicsobservatory.com/why-do-some-...

Why do some people in the UK face marginal tax rates of over 60%? - Economics Observatory

Various adjustments to Britain’s tax and benefit system have created sharp spikes in marginal tax rates. Some families take home less than 40p of each extra pound they earn, blunting incentives to wor...

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NEW on the Economics Observatory - Why do some people in the UK face marginal tax rates of over 60%? By Jack Pepin-Hall of @centaxuk.bsky.social 👇

Why do some people in the UK face marginal tax rates of over 60%? - Economics Observatory

Various adjustments to Britain’s tax and benefit system have created sharp spikes in marginal tax rates. Some families take home less than 40p of each extra pound they earn, blunting incentives to…

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We are pleased to be co-hosting a special event with @lselaw.bsky.social and @centaxuk.bsky.social marking five years since the Wealth Tax Commission. Join us to discuss how the conversation has evolved and whether the UK should implement a wealth tax today. Register now ⬇️ buff.ly/02TzsUg

Should the UK have a wealth tax? | The viability of wealth tax

6.30pm Mon 1 Dec | Arun Advani, Emma Chamberlain, Andy Summers | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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Director @andy-summers.bsky.social spoke to the HoL Finance Bill Sub-Committee about planned reforms to Agricultural and Business Property Relief. Dr Summers highlighted adjustments we have modelled such as a ‘Minimum Share Rule’. Read our recent paper here: centax.org.uk/policy-brief...

Should the UK have a wealth tax? Five years on from the Wealth Tax Commission, our Directors Arun Advani and Andy Summers will join fellow commissioner Emma Chamberlain OBE to assess where the debate now stands. Register here: lse.ac.uk/events/the-w... #LSEEvents

Should the UK have a wealth tax? | The viability of wealth tax

6.30pm Mon 1 Dec | Arun Advani, Emma Chamberlain, Andy Summers | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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Co-authors of the paper included our Chief Economist @chrisbelfield.bsky.social alongside @cps.org.uk @adamsmith.org @ippr.org @neweconomics.bsky.social @brightblueuk.bsky.social @labourtogether.bsky.social and @danneidle.bsky.social

Centre for the Analysis of Taxation@centaxuk.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🚨 NEW🚨 We’re really excited to launch ‘Tax Reforms for Growth’ today along with experts from across the political spectrum. Consensus on tax policy is rare, but we have a joint plan for fair, pro-growth tax reform in the UK🧵 centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...

Delighted I & @brightblueuk.bsky.social have co-authored this new paper on tax reform Impressive to have such cross-party consensus from think tanks. Well done to @centaxuk.bsky.social for co-ordinating.

Also including: - @wwf.org.uk on climate change, nature loss & the financial system - @forestsandfinance.bsky.social on finance & deforestation - 9 pro-growth tax reforms from @centaxuk.bsky.social and others - @ippr.org on the employment rights bill - @neweconomics.bsky.social and others on the G20

🚨 NEW🚨 We’re really excited to launch ‘Tax Reforms for Growth’ today along with experts from across the political spectrum. Consensus on tax policy is rare, but we have a joint plan for fair, pro-growth tax reform in the UK🧵 centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...

"There is no reason partners should pay less tax than similarly highly paid employees and business owners." CenTax Director @arunadvani.bsky.social is quoted in today's @thetimes.com front page piece on rumoured reforms to the taxation of partnership income 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Tax raid on solicitors and GPs as Rachel Reeves targets wealthy

The chancellor considers the national insurance exemptions offered by limited liability partnerships to be unfair, and will use her budget to change the rules

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The chancellor is expected to use her budget to change the rules on limited liability partnerships. This follows research by @centaxuk.bsky.social showing that almost half of partnership income goes to those in the top 0.1 per cent. Read more in @thetimes.com ⬇️ www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Tax raid on solicitors and GPs as Rachel Reeves targets wealthy

The chancellor considers the national insurance exemptions offered by limited liability partnerships to be unfair, and will use her budget to change the rules

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Watch Julian Smith MP ask the Prime Minister whether he will consider the adjustments set out in our "detailed academic report" examining reforms to Inheritance Tax reliefs 👇

Our Director @arunadvani.bsky.social has just appeared at the Treasury Select Committee arguing that the Chancellor can both raise revenue and boost growth at the upcoming #AutumnBudget. www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

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Treasury Committee

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It was a pleasure to co-host a panel with the Chartered Institute of Taxation at Labour Party Conference last week. Our Director @arunadvani.bsky.social argued that there are plenty of tax reforms that could raise revenue whilst being actively be good for growth 🧵 www.tax.org.uk/ciot-centax-...

Director @arunadvani.bsky.social on the absurdity of the £100k ‘tax trap’ at our panel with @cps.org.uk “It's a real cost that people who are smart, doing well and could be earning even higher incomes & paying even more tax are reducing their hours or not taking that promotion” tinyurl.com/8rha44uu

Can we fix the tax system?

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Thank you to everyone who came to our panel with @ippr.org at #LPC25 this week! Our Director @andy-summers.bsky.social provided some good news: "the tax system is so badly designed that there are lots of opportunities to both raise revenue and increase economic efficiency."