Coverage on the 2012 Budget
The Adam Smith Institute appeared on a variety of TV, radio, print and online news sites commenting on Osborne's announcements both pre and post speech. Below are some of the highlights:
- Dr Eamonn Butler on the Jeff Randall Show, Sky News discussing the expected changes in taxes.
- Dr Madsen Pirie on the Today Programme arguing against government intervention in business and for less regulation and taxes.
- ASI Fellow Alex Singleton on the Jeremy Vine Show defending the need to scrap the 50p tax rate.
- Sam Bowman on Al Arabiya TV giving his reaction to Osborne's announcements.
- Dr Madsen Pirie writes in City AM an entrepreneur's wish list for the budget.
- Sam Bowman writes in the New Statesman on his dream budget proposal: legalising and taxing drugs.
- Sally Thompson writing on Politics.co.uk on the need to reduce the tax burden and simplify the tax system to generate growth.
- Dr Eamonn Butler writes in the Spectator Coffee House on how Osborne can learn from Adam Smith on taxation.
- Sam Bowman took part in a live blog on Reuters, giving his immediate reactions as the Budget policies were announced.
- Tom Clougherty's criticises the tax hike on cigarettes in The Sun.
- The ASI's reaction to the 50p tax rate and lowering of the 40p tax threshold feature in the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph and ConservativeHome.