CIOT and IFS Debate: Should the government introduce an online sales tax?

The government is consulting on whether to introduce an online sales tax to pay for a reduction in business rates. Would that be a good idea? Would it level the playing field between online and offline shopping or would it just be retail Luddism? How might it work in practice? What would be the effects on businesses, consumers and the high street?

OUR PANEL

Stuart Adam - Institute for Fiscal Studies
Gabby Donald - KPMG LLP and chair, CIOT Indirect Taxes Committee
Nick Lakin - Kingfisher Plc
Alasdair McGowan - eBay UK
Chair: Peter Rayney – President, Chartered Institute of Taxation

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