Posted on 30 January 2018 Sharing economy, caring about tax Our recent research set out to uncover how many people in Britain are involved in the sharing economy and the implications this has for tax. Read the rest of this entry Tags: tax
Posted on 28 June 2017 by Aaron Reeves, Associate Professorial Research Fellow in Poverty and Inequality, London School of Economics and Political Science Tax avoidance and benefit manipulation: a double standard? Do the British public consider tax evasion and benefit manipulation to be as bad as each other? Read the rest of this entry Tags: British Social Attitudes, benefits system, tax
Posted on 08 March 2017 by NatCen, Research NatCen Insights: Spring Budget 2017 What can NatCen numbers tell us about where the public stands on some of the key announcements from today's Budget? Read the rest of this entry Tags: NHS, budget, education, employment, skills, social care, tax
Posted on 23 November 2016 by NatCen, Research NatCen Insights: Autumn Statement Today Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Autumn Statement, the first since Britain's vote to leave the EU. Here we use NatCen data to shed light on how the announcements are likely to be received by the public. Read the rest of this entry Tags: British Social Attitudes, budget, renting, tax, transport
Posted on 19 May 2016 by NatCen, Research NatCen Insights: Queen's Speech 2016 Yesterday the Queen delivered the Government’s legislative plan for the upcoming Parliament. This blog draws on NatCen data to show where the public may stand on the new laws. Read the rest of this entry Tags: NHS, National Citizen Service, Wales, crime and justice, devolution, diet, education, extremism, housebuying, politics, tax, transport, universities
Posted on 17 March 2015 by NatCen, Research Budget 2015 in NatCen Numbers We take a look at today's budget announcements - the last before the General Election - and use NatCen's research to shed light on how the public are likely to react. We will add more to this blog as we digest the Budget. Read the rest of this entry Tags: British Social Attitudes, alcohol, budget, first-time buyer, pension, politics, tax, transport
Posted on 19 March 2014 by NatCen, Research The Budget in NatCen numbers Below are just some examples of how NatCen numbers can shed light on who will be affected by some of today's Budget announcements and how they are likely to be received by the public. As we digest the Budget over the next few days we will add to the blog. Read the rest of this entry Tags: BSA, British Social Attitudes, childcare, budget, Osborne, pension, politics, spend, subsidy, tax
Posted on 02 February 2011 The squeezed 'middle'? The Institute of Fiscal Studies launched its pre-budget forecast today at the British Museum, to an audience of journalists, commentators, economists and various people whose job it is to make sense of the British economy. Our Chief Executive, Penny Young looks at what recent BSA data has to say. Read the rest of this entry Tags: BSA, British Social Attitudes, income and welfare, social and political attitudes, tax