Episode 10: What IF taxes didn’t unfairly target the young?

WhatIF? Podcast by The Intergenerational Foundation

Mar 18, 202227:04Government & Organizations

COVID-19 saw the government spend vast amounts of money – from the furlough scheme, test and trace programme to PPE and vaccines rollout. On top of this our nation went into lockdown, output stalled, and we saw a 9.7% dr...

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