Expenditure Tax

<p><em>'This is one of those rare technical books which has an importance outside its own field' </em>The Daily Telegraph.<br>'<em>One of the most stimulating post-war books on public finance'</em> The Guardian.<br><br>Part 1 examines the issue of Expenditure Tax in principle and includes chapters on the following:<br>* Income, Expenditure and Taxable Capacity<br>* The Concept of Income in Economic Theory<br>* Taxation and Savings<br>* Taxation and risk-bearing<br>* Taxation and the Incentive to Work<br>* Company Taxation<br>* Taxation and Economic Progress<br><br>Part 2 examines the issue of Expenditure Tax in practice, asking whether personal expenditure tax is practicable and putting forward a proposal for Surtax Reform.</p> PART ONE: THE ISSUE IN PRINCIPLEI Income, Expenditure And Taxable CapacityAppendix to Chapter IThe Concept of Income In Economic TheoryII Taxation And SavingsIII Taxation And Risk-BearingIV Taxation and Incentive To WorkV Company TaxationVI Taxation and Economic ProgressPART TWO: THE ISSUE IN PRACTICEVII Is A Personal Expenditure Tax Practicable?VIII A Proposal for Surtax Reform