Centre for the Analysis of Taxation

Today’s #Budget was an opportunity to tackle tax reform head-on rather than yet more rate tinkering. Some of the Chancellor’s announcements are a small step in that direction. But they are less a ‘smorgasbord’, more a series of nibbles. 🧵

Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural CenTax Residential Conference: 'Closing the Tax Gap'! 🗓️23-24 April 2026 📍University of Warwick 🤝Bringing together tax professionals, academics, civil servants and think tanks Book now!👇 centax.org.uk/tickets-now-av…

🚨 We're hiring *two* Research Economist roles! 📍 Location: HMRC Datalab, London 📅 Deadline: 1 February 2026 💼 Duration: 2-year fixed term 💷 Salary: £33,002–£34,610 + £5,000 London weighting 🔗 Apply now: lnkd.in/eVZDYA4B

📢 Job Alert: CenTax is hiring a Research Economist! 🔹 2-year role at HMRC Datalab 🔹 Economics or quant Master's required (completed by start) 🔹 Data analysis, research design & dissemination 🔹 Deadline: 1 Feb 2026 💼 Apply now 👉 centax.org.uk/job-vacancy-re…

We expect high demand from tax professionals in particular, so early booking is advised. Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know when booking opens! 👇 centax.org.uk/contact-us/

👀 Watch this space... Tickets will go on sale in January 2026, with an early-booking rate available for the first six weeks. To support balanced and diverse discussion, we will allocate ticket quotas across key categories of participant.

📣 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 We're really excited to announce our inaugural CenTax Residential Conference - Closing the Tax Gap! 🖋️ Closing the Tax Gap: CenTax Residential Conference 2026 🗓️ 23rd– 24th April 2026 📍 @uniofwarwick

We are live 🚀

Tonight we are live from @LSELaw, @CenTaxUK and @LSEInequalities to discuss whether the UK should implement a wealth tax today, with @arunadvaniecon, Prof. Emma Chamberlain and @Summers_AD, chaired by Prof. Tim Besley. Join us: youtube.com/watch?v=SEhGlq… #LSEEvents

🔔Starting in half an hour! Join us in person or online.

More Budget analysis! This time, we analyse Income Tax changes to property income, dividends and savings 👇 linkedin.com/pulse/budget-r…

What changes have been made to salary sacrifice for pensions? Read our explainer and analysis here 👇 linkedin.com/pulse/budget-r…

Particularly, while it may feel hard politically to justify raising the threshold at which the Personal Allowance is tapered away & childcare allowances are withdrawn, holding this fixed at £100,000 will have ever worse economic consequences as more people enter this income range

Freezing this threshold instead allows for a more gradual reversal, giving time for taxpayers to adjust. The same defence cannot be mounted for freezes to the other Income Tax thresholds...

Our Budget analysis continues, with explainers and comment on some of yesterday's key announcements. Next up - why has the government frozen Income Tax thresholds? 🥶