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RE: Do reduced VAT rates actually make essentials more affordable?

Would you prefer reduced VAT on essentials, targeted cash support, or a combination? How would you measure whether the policy actually lowered prices ...

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RE: Do reduced VAT rates actually make essentials more affordable?

A lower headline rate is easy to announce and harder to evaluate. A broad reduction may help high-income households as well as those under pressure. T...

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RE: Tax reform in 2026: who pays when governments need more revenue?

What is the fairest way to judge a reform: revenue raised, distribution across incomes, administrative simplicity, growth effects or the services fina...

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RE: Tax reform in 2026: who pays when governments need more revenue?

A tax's legal payer is not always the person who ultimately bears its economic burden. A business tax can affect owners, wages or prices; consump...

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RE: Renting or buying in a high-rate market: what is the fair comparison?

Which assumptions would you insist on seeing in a rent-versus-buy calculator: interest rate, taxes, maintenance, likely tenure, rent growth, down paym...

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RE: Renting or buying in a high-rate market: what is the fair comparison?

The October 2026 U.S. mortgage-rate backdrop makes financing cost especially visible, but local conditions decide the result. A household expecting to...

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