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Most people think it’s a bad tax – here’s an alternative that could be much more palatable.
New research suggests house buyers “price in” access to cycle routes.
English councils have neither the ongoing funding or the staffing needed to effectively deliver on the government’s economic development promises.
The most vulnerable citizens will pay a heavy price.
More than a decade of austerity in English local government has squeezed councils to their utter financial limits.
A month when the cost of living crisis will be harshly felt.
Councils are facing their own revenue crisis – and local businesses are paying the price.
The case for introducing capital gains tax on the sale of all homes.
Not only is council tax on the rise, it’s completely out of touch with reality.
The way we raise tax for local councils is unfair and unfeasible - our expert takes a look at the alternatives.
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Professor of Comparative Social Science Director of ESRC Research Centre on Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLAKES), UCL
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Professor of Housing Economics and Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, University of Glasgow
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Professor in Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield
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Reader in Law, City St George's, University of London
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Policy and Data Analyst, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI), University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor in Law, University of Essex
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Public Policy and Management, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Economics, Birmingham City University
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Lecturer in Industrial Economics, University of Birmingham
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Professor Emeritus of Economic Geography, London School of Economics and Political Science