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Chris Giles

Financial Times

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On fiscal policy Rachel Reeves must show, not tell

The chancellor needs to act upon her tough rhetoric if she is to assuage bond markets

22.01.2025 10

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The perils in the search for the perfect GDP alternative

Statistical agencies trip up when they attempt to weigh the values of good and bad in society

27.11.2024 6

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Rachel Reeves might come to rue her ‘read my lips’ moment

The UK chancellor could yet find herself forced to raise taxes again

13.11.2024 6

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The Budget should not be a big deal for interest rates

Bank of England has already had plenty of time to react to the chancellor’s thinking

31.10.2024 3

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How squeezing the rich through tax may backfire

If Britain is to have a more European welfare state, it needs a more European tax system

24.10.2024 3

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A ‘full fat’ Budget is impossible — what are the trade-offs?

Traditional Labour measures on tax and borrowing will need to be balanced with thinner fare to keep to fiscal constraints

18.10.2024 6

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Lessons in law and economics from the Next pay gap case

Companies need to be careful, but the judgment ultimately preserves market forces

09.10.2024 3

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Reeves should tackle excessively generous pensions taxation

The chancellor must be careful not to increase the damaging incentives in the tax system as she seeks sources of revenue

12.09.2024 2

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Forget the Budget — there’s a more important economic date coming up

An MPC meeting next month looks set to shape interest rates, normalise risk taking and kill a silly fiscal rule

29.08.2024 10

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The world can’t escape from a US economy that has lost its anchor

Financial markets are right to be jumpy ahead of November’s election

19.08.2024 2

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For Kamala Harris, it mustn’t be ‘the economy, stupid’

The Democratic candidate is well advised not to campaign on the Biden administration’s economic record

06.08.2024 3

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Reeves has more legacy junk to ditch as the Treasury sorts out its finances

The difficult reality is a recognition that we will have to spend more and get less than promised from public services

01.08.2024 10

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Universal basic income: the bad idea that never quite dies

The tax rises needed to fund such schemes put them out of reach — maybe a new study will convince the doubters

26.07.2024 2

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Labour’s moment to blame, borrow and tax

The coming fiscal statement will set an economic baseline for the new government

17.07.2024 2

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