Interesting Links for 06-04-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Menopause reading

(tags:menstruation health )

2. Scottish income tax changes come into force

(tags:Scotland income tax )

Comments

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[danieldwilliam]

I think we may have gotten our tax policy wrong. I think we might actually be better off charging higher rate tax payers half a percent less than in England and encouraging them to relocate to Scotland and pay tax here.

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[andrewducker]

Fortunaely, it turns out that you can hike tax by a lot without risking people fleeing: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-26/higher-taxes-don-t-scare-millionaires-into-fleeing-their-homes-after-all

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[danieldwilliam]

The evidence from the ONS - specifically the shape and composition of the top 1% of incomes in Scotland looks a bit less positive for the specific dynamic in Scotland.

I'll see if I can dig up a useful link.