Six Reasons To Tax - Richard Murphy

7th May 2024

Most people think governments tax people to pay for government spending, but in a country
like the UK that is never true. There are, in fact, six reasons to tax - but not one of them is
about funding public services.

ABOUT RICHARD MURPHY
Richard Murphy is Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School. He is director of Tax Research LLP and the author of the Funding the Future blog. His best known book is ‘The Joy of Tax'.