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Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
- Abstract
- Agenda
- Tax in day-to-day life
- What influences government receipts?
- Corporate tax rates
- How the budget allows governments to plan?
- How much does tax revenue make up of GDP?
- How many people pay tax in the UK?
- Revenues from tax - a look at the UK
- Analysing tax policy implications
- Optimal tax policy - Laffer curve
- Tax important to businesses and government?
- Tariffs - the import tax
- Conclusion
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Topics Covered
- Taxes and government receipts
- The budgets and how it incorporates taxation plans
- Taxation in the UK and a global look
- Determining optimal tax policies
- Tariffs
Talk Citation
Raja, S. (2015, November 30). Fiscal policy: taxation [Video file]. In The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved December 8, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.69645/ZPAU8200.Export Citation (RIS)
Publication History
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Transcript
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0:00
Hi, My name is Sanjay Raja
and I'm an economist
based in London
specializing in macro
and micro policy.
So today's talk
is going to focus on taxation
in terms of fiscal policy.
0:12
Tax, as we know, is vital
for a government's finances.
It's what a government uses
to finance their expenditure.
Think things like
infrastructure, education,
health,
just to name a few.
It's also very important to us.
Why?
Because tax influences
every part of our lives.
It affects things
from our disposable income,
prices we pay for our groceries,
utilities, you name it,
it affects practically
everything we do.
0:42
So without further ado,
a look at what
we're going to cover
in today's presentation.
Well, of course,
first we want to cover
and understand what influences
government receipts,
what influences tax,
and how this links
to today's budget.
Then we want to step back
and really take a look
at the broader context
of tax within the UK.
I think this is really important
to understand
not just tax
in a single country setting,
but in terms
of a global perspective.
And lastly, we'll look at
optimizing tax policy
for industries.
And this is something
we as economists
in the professional world
do a lot of.
It's super interesting
and we'll come back to this
in just a few minutes.
1:23
So before we get
into the crux of today's talk,
I'd like to start
with an open-ended question.
Can you think of any tax
that affects
your day-to-day life?
I'm just hoping
to get your mind thinking
in terms of tax
and how tax affects your lives.
Now, think about
what you do in terms of
job that you work in
or will work in,
to everyday spending.
So just keep
those things in mind,
so hold those answers
in your head,
and let's come back to it
in just a quick second.