Stamp duty holiday boosts sales by almost 140%
The stamp duty holiday has helped bring housing transactions to the highest level since the financial crisis in 2007. It has also warded off a collapse of the housebuilding sector, with more new builds completed in Q3 2020 than in the same period in 2019. If the holiday ends in March as planned, we risk… View Article
PM must repay the North’s faith by unleashing a new ‘Northern Big Bang’, built around private investment
The North of England was once the powerhouse of the British economy, but today it has some of the least productive areas in Europe. Ministers need to match the radical spirit of those in the North who voted Brexit in 2016 and Tory in 2019, and repay their faith, by making it home to a… View Article
Carbon taxes would be a powerful tool in the fight against climate change
Responding to the Prime Minister’s reported plans to introduce carbon taxes, Eamonn Ives, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Policy Studies, said: “It’s encouraging to see the Government express its interest in carbon taxes – which have been proven to be powerful tools in the fight against climate change, but are woefully underutilised. Ideally, any carbon tax… View Article
