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Episode 3 of 5

The Chancellor opens the floodgates and puts the self-employed on notice. Why the tax affairs of this one group of people is suddenly in the spotlight

How the coronavirus crisis has exposed fissures and fault lines in nations around the world. In the UK, the government has responded to the economic crisis brought by the pandemic with enormous support packages. The aim is to help employees and the self-employed alike. 鈥淲e鈥檙e treating everyone the same at a very, very significant cost,鈥 Chancellor Rishi Sunak said. 鈥淚f we all want to benefit equally from state support, we must all pay in equally in future.鈥 We look at the rise of the self-employed with two leading experts: Matthew Taylor, who led a review into employment practices for PM Theresa May, and Helen Miller of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Presenter: Neal Razzell
Producer: Anna Meisel

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14 minutes

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Wed 29 Apr 2020 13:45

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  • Wed 29 Apr 2020 13:45