Treasury - Eighth Report
Principles of tax policy

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 10 March 2011.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1  Introduction

Pace of change

2  The principles of tax policy

Establishing the principles

3  The basic principles

Fairness and economic welfare

Growth

Using taxes to change behaviour

Competitiveness

4  Procedural principles

Certainty

Legal clarity

Complexity

Stability

Practicability

5  Scrutiny of tax

6  Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Written Evidence

Additional written evidence

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Prepared 15 March 2011