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Tax and Social Policy SPA group @taxsocialpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 3

If you are working in an area of relevance to taxation, even if tax is not your central focus, and would like to join the group or to receive further information please contact Micheál or Sally:

Micheál Collins: [email protected]

Sally Ruane: [email protected]

Tax and Social Policy SPA group @taxsocialpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 3

At @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social and interested in the intersection between tax and social policy?

Come along to our sessions:

3pm Thursday (SLB/102): Symposium on poverty, inequality and the role of taxes in social policy

9am Friday (SLB/118): Roundtable on tax & Labour's first year in power

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Tax and Social Policy SPA group @taxsocialpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Tax and Social Policy SPA group @taxsocialpolicy.bsky.social · May 6

A new blog co-authored by Agustín Redonda has just been published by @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social on tax expenditures. These are tax reliefs designed to pursue social or economic objectives - a welfare policy often overlooked in policy debates.

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Blog - Shedding Light on the Use of Tax Expenditures for Social Spending - Social Policy Association

By Flurim Aliu and Agustin Redonda, Council on Economic Policies, Zurich, Switzerland. — Keywords: tax expenditures, social spending, fiscal policy, government transparency When we think [...]

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Social Policy Association @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social · Mar 21

New blog post by Professor Adrian Sinfield of the Tax and Social Policy SPA group (@taxsocialpolicy.bsky.social).

Topic: "Wealth Inequality, Tax and Social Policy".

Read here: social-policy.org.uk/news/wealth-...

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Tax and Social Policy SPA group @taxsocialpolicy.bsky.social · Mar 21

A new blog published by @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social from Professor Adrian Sinfield following our event on Wealth Inequality, Tax and Social policy:

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Blog - Wealth Inequality, Tax and Social Policy - Social Policy Association

By Adrian Sinfield, Professor Emeritus of Social Policy, University of Edinburgh. Adrian is a member of the SPA Tax and Social Policy Group — Why [...]

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Tax and Social Policy SPA group @taxsocialpolicy.bsky.social · Feb 26

We are looking to offer a symposium on tax and social policy at this year's @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social conference. We'd love to hear from you if you plan to present a paper which involves a tax dimension.

Contact [email protected] by Friday 7th March.

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Tax & Social Policy Group (Social Policy Association) on LinkedIn: Social Policy Association and East Asian Social Policy Research Network -…

The Social Policy Association’s Tax and Social Policy Group would like to hear from anyone who is hoping to present a paper which involves a tax dimension at…

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Sarah Kerr @wealtherty.bsky.social · Jan 17

I'll be launching my new(ish!) @policypress.bsky.social book on Wednesday 19th February @lseinequalities.bsky.social and discussing ideas in it with the brilliant Armine Ishkanian, Rajiv Prabhakar and @mikesavagelse.bsky.social. Hope to see some of you there!: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

Wealth, poverty and enduring inequality: let's talk wealtherty

Public event at LSE | Sarah Kerr, Armine Ishkanian, Rajiv Prabhakar, Mike Savage | Weds 19 February, 6.00 to 7.30pm

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Tax and Social Policy SPA group @taxsocialpolicy.bsky.social · Jan 17

We had a fantastic event yesterday at our @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social Tax and Social Policy event on Wealth Tax &Social Policy. Thanks to @pollytoynbee.bsky.social for chairing a great panel discussion in the afternoon session. We'll be blogging about the event soon. Follow us to keep up to date!

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