Saturday 8th July 2023, 9.00am to 4.00pm
£6 - Online event
Mothers At Home Matter’s chair, Anne Fennell, will be speaking at this event which is hosted by the School of Philosophy and Economic Science.
Does taxation have to be ‘an arbitrary levy extracted by force or threat of force’?
Natural Taxation aims to shift the basis of taxation; rather than a necessary burden to fund public expenditure, it can be directed towards directly benefiting communities and nation.
This Symposium exposes some of the detrimental effects of current taxation, considers steps towards rectifying these, then refocussing it to good effect.
Programme:
9.00 Richard Glover will open with a brief presentation on this approach to taxation, and why we should consider it.
9.20 Current taxation has a surprisingly detrimental effect on the wellbeing of families, especially in its relation to benefits. Anne Fennell of Mothers at Home Matter describes her findings and steps being taken to resolve this via parliament.
10.30 Break
11.00 Major corporations and some very wealthy individuals exploit weaknesses and loopholes in the current system to avoid making a fair, or even minimal, contribution to public revenue. One of the major means of achieving this is the use of Tax Havens, to be exposed by John De Val.
12.00 Lunch
12.40 Sebastian Munden is Chair of WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme), a global NGO based in the UK to tackle climate change and protect the planet by changing the way things are produced, consumed and disposed of, to deliver a circular economy. He will describe how taxation can and already does encourage firms to do better, and why many of them welcome that.
Peter Holland will describe the work of an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) currently active in Westminster which is promoting a detailed taxation proposal which will encourage companies to operate in the location most appropriate for their business.
13.40 Break
14.00 Exploitation of the current system has led to dishonesty on a massive scale across the globe, where profits only reappear in low-tax jurisdictions. John Christensen of Tax Inspectors Without Borders describes the organization and its efforts to help national administrations counter this.
15.00 Break
15.20 Panel Session
15.50 Concluding Remarks
16.00 Finish
Registration for this event will be closed at 5pm on Friday 5th July, please contact talksupport@fses.org for any queries relating to the event.