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10 years of tax
By
Louise McGough
,
Gabriele Piazza
| 7 July 2016
10 years of tax
By
Louise McGough
,
Gabriele Piazza
| 7 July 2016
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Executive Summary
Introduction
Box Figure 1: Composition of economy of taxes in Britain, 2004/05-2014/14
What does the data show?
Box Figure 2: National contribution of economy taxes generated in cities, 2004/05 to 2014/15
Box 1. Almost a third of cities have experienced a real-terms decrease in the level of taxes generated in their area
Box Figure 3: Difference in economy taxes generated in cities, 2004/05 and 2014/15
Box Figure 4: Difference in economy taxes generated in cities, 2004/05 and 2014/15
Box 2. Cities are more ‘tax productive’ than elsewhere but have become less so
Box Figure 5: Difference in economy taxes per job, 2004/05 and 2014/15
Box Figure 6: Economy taxes generated per job, rank 2004/05 and 2014/15
Box 3. Smaller cities have increased their taxes most but big cities remain crucial
Box Figure 7: Cities with highest difference in tax revenues, 2004/05 and 2014/15
Box Figure 8: Difference in economy taxes generated vs total economy taxes generated
Box 4. The exchequer’s reliance on London has increased over time
Box 5. The recession was a clear turning point for tax raising in British cities
Box Figure 9: Economy taxes generated in cities, 2004/05 to 2014/15
Box Figure 10: Economy taxes generated over time in cities (excluding London), 2004/05 to 2014/15
Box Figure 11: Difference in tax revenues generated, 2004/05 and 2007/08
Box Figure 12: Difference in tax revenues generated, 2007/08 and 2009/10
Box Figure 13: Difference in tax revenues generated in 2009/10 and 2014/15
Box Figure 14: Average annual economy tax growth rate in cities, before, during and after the recession
Box Summary and implications
What does the nature of the recovery tell us about tax raising power across British cities?
Box 1. How has the ‘jobs miracle’ played out across British cities?
Box Figure 15: Wage and employment growth and income tax in British cities
Box Figure 16: Change in income tax, employment and wages
Box Figure 17: Change in wages and employment at city level over the decade
Box 2. What impact have tax reforms had on the geography of tax generation?
Box Figure 18: Actual income tax levels vs estimate with personal allowance held constant at 2004/0
Box Figure 19: Effect of personal allowance reforms on cities
Box Summary and implications
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Methodology
Box Definition of economy taxes
Box Geography
Box Methodology
Appendix 2: Data Tables
Box Difference in capital, consumption, labour, land and property and all economy taxes, 2004/05 and 20014/15
Box Difference in capital, consumption, labour, land and property and all economy taxes per job, 2004/05 and 20014/15
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1: What are economy taxes?
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