Alongside the almost complete reversal of recent cuts in the main rate of corporation tax (returning it to 26% by 2020-21 – a rate not seen since 2011 or, rather, the time of the last Labour government), the proposal to introduce a so-called ‘Robin Hood’ tax on financial derivatives (a proposal mired by its own complexity … Continue Reading
Tucked away in the Labour Manifesto are some interesting proposals to counter short-termism in the British economy. There are three specific proposals on executive pay: Improving the link between executive pay and performance by simplifying pay packages. Employee representation on remuneration committees. Fund managers to disclose how they vote on top pay. The simplification of pay … Continue Reading
