Tax The Bads Tobacco, Alcohol, Sugar, Carbon, Plastics - Richard Murphy

13th June 2024

We all know what the ‘bads' in our economy are - tobacco, alcohol, sugar, carbon, plastics, and more. Some of them we tax heavily because we know they are ‘bad’. But sugar, plastics, and even carbon are still getting an easy ride. It’s time we tackled them properly.

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’.