Excess Profits, Windfall Taxes and Incentives
Is a windfall tax a fair way to restore equilibrium in an economic recession?
The Bottom Line · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Is it right that businesses making what look like windfall profits pay windfall taxes? And do the recent announcements from the government to lower taxes in general lead to economic growth? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
GUESTS
Irem Guceri, Associate Professor Economics and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
Professor Michael Jacobs, Professor of Political Economy, Sheffield University
Charlie Mullins, Businessman and Founder, Pimlico Plumbers
Dan Neidle, Founder, Tax Policy Associates Ltd.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer: Julie Ball Editor: Richard Vadon Sound Engineers: Graham Puddifoot/James Beard Production Co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Helena Warwick-Cross