Overview

Generation rent is getting fed up with the boomers. We know something is going wrong with wealth inequality. The gap is widening between those that own houses, shares and other assets, versus those that don’t. The more you own, the wider the gap. This book is about ‘wealth inequality’ not ‘income inequality’. Over the past hundred years, governments have had a track record of reducing income inequality; through taxes on income and the provision of benefits, as well as publicly funded health and education. Wealth inequality is a different matter. We have seen the prices of houses, shares and other assets rise inexorably. Fine if you are an owner. Not so fine if you are a renter, or someone wanting to buy a home, or invest in a company. Solving these challenges is, however, not as difficult as it may appear. In this A-Z we look at how the state causes inequality, why it is damaging and what can be done about it.

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Author:   Sebastian Chambers
Publisher:   Whitefox Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Whitefox Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781915036018

ISBN 10:   1915036011
Pages:   80
Publication Date:   05 May 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword xi Introduction 1 Avoidance of tax 9 Bank bailouts 11 Capital gains tax 13 Debt and interest 15 Entrepreneurs’ and Business Investment Relief 17 Farm subsidies 19 Green taxes and subsidies 21 Housing and other stamp duty 23 Inflation 25 Jail is for the little people 27 Kicking the can down the road 29 Lifetime ISAs 31 Marginal rates of income tax 33 National Insurance 35 Offshore tax havens 37 Planning regulation 39 Quantitative easing 41 Rates and council tax 43 Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) 45 Trusts and inheritance tax 47 Unpaid wages 49 VAT 51 Women and wealth 53 X marks the spot of hidden treasure 55 Young people 57 Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) 59 Conclusion 61

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Sebastian Chambers has first-hand experience of the practices and policies covered in The A–Z of Inequality, having had over thirty years’ experience in the City advising private equity, banks and debt funds. He is a non-executive director of CIL Management Consultants, Neptune (the home interiors business) and STL Tech (the innovation incubator). Sebastian is an active Angel investor and has backed a range of start-ups, including SupplyCompass, Keywest and Slip Safety. Sebastian is Chair of Trustees for Firefly International, a Scottish charity that works with children impacted by conflict in Bosnia and the Middle East. Prior to 2020, he was a partner at CIL for over twenty years, working with high-growth UK and US companies and the private equity investors that back them. Previously, he ran a factory making doors and building panels. Sebastian is a chartered accountant, spending five years with PwC – where he was an audit manager for clients including Bank of America and BNP Paribas. He has a degree in economics and social sciences from Manchester University.

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