So sorry Sunder - shocking - please take care of yourself.

Hard to argue with the central conclusion: serious tax reform is long overdue. Whether its property, capital gains, carbon, motoring or self-employment - the tax system is not fit for purpose. Change will take time & needs to be carefully crafted. This Budget needs to be reforming + revenue-raising

Here is the cut out & keep scorecard of revenue raised in 2029/30 from different tax options:

Loved that book when I read as a post-grad. Curious to know what you make of it today....

For instance, c. 1 in 3 young people who are NEET are not on UC and are largely invisible to the state. Vital that an ambitious ‘guarantee’ finds a way of tracking them & providing them with new opportunities.