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Opinion: Taxing Times: With the Economy Unravelling, We Need a Budget for the Green New Deal
Released amid a collapsing stock market and plunging oil prices, Wednesday's budget is unlikely to meet the challenges ahead, particularly on the climate, write Adrienne Buller and Miriam Brett. A systems crisis demands a systems response, and overhauling the design of the tax system is central to this.