Are tax and employment policies fair to all generations? Lords committee to quiz officials
The House of Lords Committee on Intergenerational Fairness will next week take evidence from Government officials responsible for taxation and employment policy as it explores whether different generations are treated fairly by the state in these areas.
The evidence session will be held at 11:45am on Tuesday 11 September in Committee Room 4A of the House of Lords. Giving evidence to the Committee will be:
- Iain Walsh, Director, Labour Market Strategy and International Affairs, Department for Work and Pensions
- Mark Holmes, Deputy Director, Labour Market, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Sinead O'Sullivan, Director, Career Learning, Analysis, Skills and Student Choice, Department for Education
- Lindsey Whyte, Director, Personal Tax and Welfare, HM Treasury
Areas the session will cover include:
- Whether there are policy areas where the impact on different generations appears particularly uneven and what the Government can do to address such imbalances.
- The assessments the government has made on the possibility of greater differentiation in the tax system by age. Should retired higher rate tax payers be taxed on the age-related benefits they receive?
- The impact of the ageing society on the tax base and the tax burden on different generations?
- The impact of stamp duty on home ownership among different generations.
- The Government's industrial strategy and how it can boost skills for different age groups.
- The role of in-work training and enabling people to stay in work longer as a response to the ageing society
