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Election Debate on Tax Policy

Hosted by the Department of Law

LSE Lecture Theatre, CBG.G.01

 

Ahead of the upcoming General Election, LSE will play host to a special event offering expert analysis on the parties’ tax proposals, as part of the LSE Tax Seminar Series.

The event will be based on a ‘Question Time’ format, featuring expert panels spanning five key policy areas. The experts, drawn from academia, policy and practice, will address questions submitted via Twitter and by the event’s live audience.

The event will be chaired by Torsten Bell, Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation.

Twitter Hashtag for this event: #LSEtax

 The five panels will cover:

Taxes on work

  • Sir John Hills: Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, LSE
  • Susan Ball: Partner, RSM UK & Vice-President, Chartered Institute of Taxation
  • Stuart Adam: Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Taxes on businesses

  • Dr Ian Roxan: Associate Professor of Law & Director of the Tax Programme, LSE
  • Heather Self: Partner, Blick Rothenberg
  • Sam Dumitriu: Research Director, The Entrepreneurs Network

Taxes on the wealthy

  • Dr Andy Summers: Assistant Professor of Law, LSE
  • Emma Chamberlain OBE: Barrister, Pump Court Tax Chambers
  • Carys Roberts: Chief Economist, Institute for Public Policy Research

Environmental and excise taxes

  • Dr Arun Advani: Assistant Professor of Economics, Warwick University & Visiting Fellow, International Inequalities Institute, LSE
  • Alex Bowen: Special Adviser to the Grantham Research Institute, LSE
  • Kate Smith: Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Tax avoidance and evasion

  • Dr Michael Blackwell: Assistant Professor of Law, LSE
  • Malcolm Gammie QC: Barrister, One Essex Court Chambers
  • Robert Palmer: Executive Director, Tax Justice UK

Media queries

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 Video and podcast
The event will be live-streamed and recorded via video and podcast, subject to no technical difficulties.

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