Inequality under Labour
评估了英国工党前两届任期内的税收和福利改革对不平等的影响,发现这些改革具有累进性,并量化了其对减少不平等的效果。
Labour introduced a package of tax and benefit policies over its first two terms in government. These reforms have clearly been progressive, benefiting the less-well-off relative to the better-off. It is interesting, therefore, to ask how effective these reforms have been in reducing inequality. In this article, we assess what has happened to inequality under Labour, and estimate the impact on inequality of Labour’s redistributive policies.