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🇬🇧 OECD Calls for UK Tax Reform to Support Growth and Reduce Distortions The latest OECD assessment of the United Kingdom highlights that sluggish GDP per capita growth continues to reflect weak productivity, subdued business investment, and stagnant labour utilisation. Against this backdrop, the OECD stresses that tax reform should be a core part of the UK’s structural growth strategy. According to the OECD, the UK tax system remains overly complex and distortionary, creating significant compliance burdens and undermining efficiency, particularly for smaller businesses. Key tax observations include: • Complex tax rules are reducing compliance and increasing administrative burdens • VAT reliefs are often inefficient and regressive • Property taxation relies on outdated valuations • Income tax schedule distortions weaken work incentives • Corporate interest deductibility can encourage inefficient investment decisions The OECD recommends a broad review of the tax system to make it more efficient and growth-friendly, including: ✔ Reducing distortions and closing loopholes ✔ Eliminating tax reliefs and exemptions lacking clear policy justification ✔ Broadening the VAT base while protecting low-income households through targeted support ✔ Conducting regular tax expenditure reviews Bottom line: The OECD’s message is clear — modernising the UK tax framework is essential not only for raising revenue, but also for improving competitiveness, labour participation, and long-term economic growth. Source: OECD, United Kingdom Economic Snapshot 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekzjq92c #TaxPolicy #UKTax #OECD #TaxReform #FiscalPolicy #VAT #CorporateTax