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By: Ben Ramanauskas

Ben Ramanauskas is a research economist at Oxford University and former government adviser

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  • Shots for Covid-19 shots? It’s time to dangle carrots to tempt the unvaccinated

    January 14, 2022

    Yesterday, self-isolation rules for those with Covid-19 were cut to five days. This marks a milestone as the UK plots its way out of a gamble of a winter strategy to keep the virus at bay. The enduring problem, however, is the number of unvaccinated people in the UK filling up hospital beds. The risk [...]

  • DEBATE: Should Hammond keep the Tory promise and increase the higher-rate tax threshold to £50,000?

    October 29, 2018

    Should Philip Hammond keep the Tory promise and increase the higher-rate tax threshold to £50,000? Ben Ramanauskas, researcher at the Taxpayers’ Alliance, says YES. People earning £45,000 (the current threshold) can no longer be considered wealthy, particularly considering the high cost of living in our major cities. There is a housing crisis in the UK, [...]

  • Is there any justification for keeping Help to Buy?

    September 7, 2018

    Is there any justification for keeping Help to Buy? David Campbell, group sales and marketing director at Telford Homes, says YES. Help to Buy is a wonderful policy that has enabled around 246,000 people to get onto the property ladder – 81 per cent of whom were first-time buyers. Many of these buyers would not have [...]

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