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CPS proposes major new tax reforms to make work pay

'Make Work Pay' proposes a series of reforms to ensure the tax system ensures workers keep at least 51p in every extra £1 they earn over £12,000, which it suggests should be the new threshold for income tax and National Insurance contributions.

CPS welcomes Prime Minister to mark the launch of major new policy programme

On Monday 5th November the Prime Minister will join the Centre for Policy Studies at an event to mark the launch of its major new policy programme. The programme will focus on tax, welfare, business and housing, with significant policies in each area designed to increase the amount of control people in Britain have over their own lives.

CPS responds to Autumn Budget

Robert Colvile, CPS Director, responds to Philip Hammond's Budget, October 29.

How to turbo-charge home ownership via capital gains tax rebates

The Centre for Policy Studies is publishing a comprehensive report on how to significantly increase home ownership at no cost to the Treasury, by giving tenants and landlords a rebate when a rented property is sold by the landlord to a sitting tenant.

New CPS polling shows voters want more houses, lower house prices

New polling by ComRes for the Centre for Policy Studies, carried out to measure the impact of the housing crisis on public attitudes, confirms that Britain has switched from being anti-housing to pro.

CPS joins US-UK think tanks to draft ideal free trade agreement

Tom Clougherty, Head of Tax at the CPS, joined representatives of 10 other US and UK think tanks to draft an ideal bilateral free trade agreement in a project brought together by the Initiative for Free Trade.

Tories must welcome innovators to 'reinvigorate capitalism' says minister

Sam Gyimah MP will use a speech at the Centre for Policy Studies to call on fellow Conservatives to reinvigorate capitalism following a series of attacks from the Labour Party.

Government must reform pensions tax relief to broaden Britain's savings base

Michael Johnson sets out five proposals for reforming pensions tax relief to broaden Britain's savings base as the household saving ratio hits 4.9%, a record low.

Being a Tory on tax shows you have brains — and the boffins can prove it

CPS Director Robert Colvile writes for the Sunday Times on the correlation between IQ and economic conservatism

Toby Young: Only selection can save Britain's technical and vocational education system

Toby Young, author of a new report for the Centre for Policy Studies, argues only selection can save technical and vocational education from being seen as an alternative path for students who struggle with academic subjects.

More than two million households support the elimination of mandatory deposits for renters

The CPS calls for the abolition of mandatory deposits for renters, proposes an alternative system of deposit insurance favoured by 43% of tenants.

Royal Mail pensions plans "a risk too far" says Johnson

A new report from Michael Johnson cautions against CDC schemes because of the system risks creating irreversible inter-generational injustice by overpaying pensioners at the expense of current and future employees.

Democratic crisis requires urgent action

Laws covering both political campaigning and the structure and transparency of government must be changed to restore public faith in democracy, according to a new report by Matt Warman MP that argues both the appearance and the reality of government must change to address real public concerns about a crisis of confidence in democracy.

New polling shows crisis of faith in democracy

New polling shows public awareness of and faith in elected officials is appallingly low, fuelling a feeling of powerlessness that risks damaging mainstream politics. It clearly sets out the problems facing politicians who need to engage the public in their ideas if they are to truly govern by consent.

NHS pay system not fit for purpose

New analysis from the Centre for Policy Studies shows the NHS pay structure is opaque, outmoded, and rising nearly three times as fast as claimed.