This book first published in 1971 presents an analysis of the taxes levied on wealth or capital – death duties annual wealth taxes and capital gains taxes. It provides a comprehensive study of these taxes and recommends a series of measures including the replacement of certain taxes that would promote equality. The book also provides a masterly historical summary of death duties in the UK. |Taxing Personal Wealth An Analysis of Capital Taxation in the United Kingdom—History Present Structure and Future Possibilities | Economics