Taxation should be primarily through taxes on pollution, land values, wealth and financial transactions. Other forms of taxation, such as income tax (effectively a tax on work) should be phased out.
This would simplify the tax system. Taxation should be unavoidable, transparent and geared towards environmental goals.
Land value taxation should discourage development. Virgin forest should be zero rated, as should publicly-owned land in public use, with organic farms being taxed less heavily than intensive ones.
There should be an exemption on inheritance tax for family members living in a family home, to discourage housebuilding, though only up to a value of £250,000, so that the wealthiest in society don’t benefit from a tax break intended for ordinary people.
A passport tax to discourage offshoring and non-dom status.