Archive for office of tax simplification
Office of Tax Simplification quotes Star Trek and recommends ending relief for a tax rule that no longer exists
At the time the Conservatives announced their plans for an Office of Tax Simplification it looked to me like a good exception to the general policy of cutting quangoes. Its major report into tax reliefs looks to have justified that belief – because the Office of Tax Simplification has discovered that far more tax reliefs [...]
The Office of Tax Simplification is on its way
A Treasury press release tells us: The Chancellor George Osborne and Exchequer Secretary David Gauke today established the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). The Chancellor has appointed a Board of tax experts who will be responsible for leading the work of the OTS over the next year. The Board Members are Michael Jack (Chairman) and [...]
A new Conservative quango I quite like
Despite their professed enthusiasm for having a bonfire of the quangos, in practice the Conservative Party keep on announcing new ones – and have rather run in to trouble when pressed to explain what’s going on the bonfire (both points I wrote about here).
The tally of new quangos the Conservatives is now at least 19, [...]
