Laura Gardiner

@lauracgardiner

Principal Researcher . Interested in labour markets, welfare, intergenerational fairness, pretty graphs and good use of evidence

London, UK
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Joined June 2011
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    Mar 28

    As ever, a really helpful and succinct guide to what's going on in the UK labour market now, and what might happen next.

    NEW Latest Resolution Foundation Earnings Outlook - in this edition we look at the extent to which pay pressures are building. Several indicators each for bulls and bears
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    Mar 22

    Regressive by design, antiquated & intergenerationally iniquitous: time to replace council tax with something better. on powerful new research.

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  3. Mar 21

    Council tax is a dog's dinner of a property tax. We can't let this fly any longer given the NHS needs cash and members of younger generations need a fairer crack of the whip. A proportional or progressive property tax is the way forward:

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    Mar 21

    On the back of new report - makes the case for a fairer property tax

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    Mar 20

    It’s time to properly abolish the ‘poll tax’ - blogs on today's new council tax report

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  6. Mar 20

    Proof that council tax is a disaster of a property tax: £2.1m 3-bed flat in Battersea, £700 CT/yr () vs 3-bed 1 mile away, one-fifth of the price (£400,000), £1,160 CT/yr (). See report for more:

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    Mar 20

    Agree entirely. Conclusions very much in line with Mirrlees Review Council tax needs to be updated and made proportional to property value, Stamp Duty reduced or abolished

    Britain's system for taxing property is.... a disaster. Simple conclusion from new deep policy dive report from & out today
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  8. Mar 20

    Options for property taxation reform - it's time to consider them. Analysis from & me for 's Commission here:

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  9. Mar 20

    In sum: council tax is unfair distributionally, regionally & generationally because it's regressive & bad for the housing market. Replacing it with a proportional/progressive property tax would address its flaws, leave most people better off & raise revenue for public services.

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  10. Mar 20

    A progressive property tax would leave the majority of households across age groups better off - particularly those in their 20s and 30s. Lower-income, often older households could be protected by enhanced support through the benefits system and the ability to defer payments.

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  11. Mar 20

    Proportional or progressive alternatives to council tax can leave the majority of households across the country and in most regions better off, while raising considerably more revenue.

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  12. Mar 20

    We can tweak the existing council tax system, but fully addressing its problems means scrapping council tax and replacing it with a proportional or progressive tax in relation to property values.

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  13. Mar 20

    Young families are being disproportionately hit by council tax's flaws. Those in their 30s and 40s pay a higher effective tax rate than older households, and the under-taxation of property has contributed to high house prices.

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  14. Mar 20

    The peculiar 'flatness' of council tax is in stark contrast to income tax, which is progressive. Council tax is 2.7 times higher for the top 10% of properties than for the bottom 10%, whereas income tax is 45 times higher for the richest income decile than the poorest.

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  15. Mar 20

    Wide bands, small tax differences between bands, regional variation and severely out-of-date valuations mean council tax has come to look very like the poll tax it replaced. People in mansions pay little more - and sometimes less - than those living in tiny flats.

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  16. Mar 20

    New report by and me for the Commission - options for reforming property taxation:

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  17. Mar 12

    Top insights on education, labour market outcomes and family background from .

    NEW - Must-read post from RF researcher - Today’s problems of intergenerational inequality risk becoming tomorrow’s big social mobility divide
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    Mar 10

    Should baby boomers pay more tax to fund health and social care? (ducks) 🦆🦆🦆 Coming up just after 12 w/ , + Lindsay Cook.

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    Mar 8

    Worth a re-read from on - Is the gender pay gap on the brink of closure for young women today?

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    Mar 7

    You may or may not like wealth taxes, but everyone loves an economics policy podcast surely? Good fun recording this with , and John Muellbauer

    Missed our event on wealth taxes? Listen to our new podcast where John Muellbauer and discuss the issue
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