How Andy Burnham can close Britain’s tax gap, with Dan Neidle | Episode 1: Andy Burnham's first 100 days

<p>The UK has an extraordinary amount of taxes and exemptions. The result is a system burdened by complexity, distorted incentives and a tax gap estimated to be billions.</p><p>With big promises to take back control of public utilities, ease the cost of living and build thousands of council homes, Andy Burnham needs serious cash. Can fixing Britain’s broken tax system and closing our tax gap help him foot the bill?</p><p>In this special deep-dive from the Policy Fix, Nesta&#39;s policy podcast, Nesta CEO Ravi Gurumurthy sits down with some of the country’s leading experts on policy and government. Rather than just rehearsing the problems facing Burnham, they stress-test the big ideas that should shape his agenda, discuss the policy solutions he should actually pursue and map out the steps he should take to get started in his first 100 days.</p><p>In this episode, Ravi is joined by tax expert Dan Neidle to explore how Andy Burnham could claw back billions by closing the tax gap. Our duo explore how to fix our broken tax system - from changing capital gains tax to raise billions to a Small Business Tax Commission that could help tackle modern tax avoidance and fraud without placing extra burdens on ordinary small businesses.</p><p>Liked the episode? Rate, review, subscribe - and share with your network.</p><p>We are a UK charity and our work is enabled by a financial endowment. Nesta is a registered charity in England and Wales 1144091 and Scotland SC042833.</p><p>To find out more or connect with us, check out our website and socials:</p><p>Website: nesta.org.uk</p><p>Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/nestauk.bsky.social</p><p>Facebook:facebook.com/nesta.uk</p><p>Instagram: instagram.com/nesta_uk/hl=en</p><p>LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/nesta</p>