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WBG research and policy recommendations on taxation and social security
Fair taxation is the means by which individuals and companies make their proportionate financial contribution to a well-functioning society. Through its distributional impact, it also has an effect on equality, wellbeing and sustainability as taxes allow for financing of public spending to pursue these objectives.
We believe that to achieve a caring economy, we need to transform the UK’s current tax system, so it is more progressive and inclusive. This would increase the proportion of revenue raised by income, wealth and corporation taxes. Revenue that could be invested in our critical social infrastructure that has been underfunded for too long.
The current social security system, on which women disproportionately rely on, falls well short of a caring system. The real value of most cash benefits has been cut in recent years, while the cost of living has risen. The system has become punitive, stigmatising and harassing those applying for means-tested benefits. It excludes many migrants. It fails to address inequalities within households and to treat women as individuals with their own rights.
To achieve a social security system based on dignity and autonomy which ensures that everyone’s needs are truly met, fundamental changes to both taxation and social security are needed.
This briefing covers funding for specialist services for victim/survivors of violence against women and girls.
This briefing covers taxation reform to make it more progressive, more inclusive and to challenge the view of tax as a burden.
This briefing outlines how a more adequate and sustainable social security system is vital to the recovery of people’s lives and the economy.
A pre-budget briefing from the Women's Budget Group
Background briefing on the High Income Child Benefit Charge
A joint policy briefing by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), Runnymede Trust and Women’s Budget Group
A pre-budget briefing from the Women's Budget Group
A pre-budget briefing from the Women's Budget Group
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a response to the Ministry of Justice’s Consultation on Tribunal Fees.
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a consulation response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee on Statutory Sick Pay.
The Women’s Budget Group are pleased to have submitted the following responses to the Labour Party’s National Policy Forum.
Dr Naomi Elster shares her reflections from our Spring Conference and explores the link between closing the gender pay gap and the gender pensions gap
WBG's Angie Barca makes the case for returning to a universal system for child benefit
A blog by Susan Himmelweit, emeritus professor of economics at the Open University and Chair of WBG's Policy Advisory Group
The Women’s Budget Group invite you to our series of webinars addressing the most pressing issues facing women across the UK today.
Join us as we discuss the ways in which tax matters for equality between women and men in the UK and around the world.
The first in the Autumn/Winter webinar series, exploring the role of social security during the Pandemic in protecting different groups of women.
The launch of our new report supported by the University of Bristol and Strathclyde University.
In today's Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced tax give-aways that benefit men over women and the better off rather than those most in need.
Men would benefit more than women from the Chancellor’s rumoured plans to cut National Insurance Contributions.
WBG responds to the Pensions and Policy's latest findings on the gender pension gap.
Together with Tax Justice UK and Patriotic Millionaires UK we are calling on the Government and opposition parties to adopt wealth taxes.
