Wrote roughly a bajillion leader articles for the Standard in favour of scrapping the 'tourist tax' and it went against every former Treasury official sinew in my body.
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Remain preternaturally sceptical of anyone confidently asserting that cutting taxes will raise more revenue. Sure, it *might*. But guess who'll be stuck picking up the tab if it turns out you're wrong?
sep 1, 2025, 11:30 am • 4 0 • view
I know the NS piece was a sponsored article and no one really cares about rich foreigners paying (or not) VAT but you have no idea how many times I had to write that leader.
sep 1, 2025, 11:35 am • 2 0 • view