Let's stop tinkering with tax and make it a force for environmental and social good

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The Treasury’s net zero review in the autumn is the perfect opportunity to reconsider a tax system fit for a zero carbon future, argues Green Alliance's Libby Peake

"In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." So observed Benjamin Franklin in 1789 (and possibly a great many others before him) and it is still accepted as one of life's...

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