One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?

O'Donovan, Nick; Advani, Arun; Chamberlain, Emma; Summers, Andy; Adam, Stuart; Miller, Helen; Bach, Stefan

Abstract

Over the last century, a number of countries have tried to introduce one-off wealth taxes or capital levies in response to major crises, with varying degrees of success. These examples offer valuable lessons for policy-makers exploring such an option in the wake of the pandemic.

Citation

O'Donovan, N., Advani, A., Chamberlain, E., Summers, A., Adam, S., Miller, H., & Bach, S. (2020). One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?. [Blog style article]

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