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UK Weekly: Property taxes won’t solve the Chancellor’s fiscal problems

Speculation around which taxes the Chancellor could raise in the Autumn Budget to avoid breaking her fiscal rule and to rebuild her headroom got into full swing this week. Although in theory property tax reform could boost both tax receipts and the economic outlook, in practice that holy grail will be elusive.

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