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Eamonn on BBC Newsnight discussing Osborne's performance as Chancellor

25 March 2011

Dr Eamonn Butler gives his reaction to the budget and analyses Osborne's performance as Chancellor on BBC Newsnight.

You can watch him here (at around 31mins)

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Tax rise does not send a "Come and invest in Britain" signal to the world'

25 March 2011

Dr Eamonn Butler gives his response to the budget announcement in the Guardian, arguing that we need greater tax cuts to encourage growth.

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The NHS needs reform, but are Lansley’s the way to do it?

18 March 2011

Tom Clougherty explores Lansley's proposed reforms of the NHS in the Spectator and argues that we need a much more fundamental overhaul of the NHS rather than half-baked reforms.

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Maintaining 50p tax rate will cost economy £35billion a year says Adam Smith Institute

10 March 2011

The Daily Telegraph writes that maintaining the 50p tax rate will cost the economy £35bn a year following the release of our report 'The Revenue and growth effects of Britain's high personal taxes'.

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Labour's 50p tax rate 'could cost the country £350bn', Osborne warned

10 March 2011

The Daily Mail writes on the negative financial costs of the 50p tax rate following the release of the Adam Smith Institute's report, claiming it will result in less revenue.

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British brain drain strikes again

10 March 2011

Dr Eamonn Butler argues in the Wall Street Journal that the government needs to cut taxes, particularly the 50p and non-dom taxes, in order to avoid a brain drain and balance the government's books.

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Calls for higher National Minimum Wage are dismissed as ludicrous

28 February 2011

The Adam Smith Institute reacts in City AM to calls by the Social Market Foundation to increase the minimum wage. 

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Teenage staff 'are too costly'

19 February 2011

Dr Eamonn Butler's arguments that youngsters are unable to find work as a result of the minimum wage are explored in the Daily Express.

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Eamonn Butler on scrapping the minimum wage

18 February 2011

Dr Eamonn Butler argues for the scrapping of the minimum wage on the Today Programme. In the debate with a TUC representive Paul Sellers he argues that the minimum wage actually increases the levels of youth unemployment.

You can listen to Eamonn here (starting at approx. 51mins)

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Curing youth unemployment

16 February 2011

Dr Eamonn Butler argues in The Spectator that the best way to tackle youth unemployment is to scrap the minimum wage.

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