'Keep it simple' to clear the tax jungle
If taxes had existed in the Garden of Eden, the serpent would not have needed an apple; the promise of a simpler tax system alone would have seduced Eve. Tax simplification is, indeed, a seductive subject. All eyes are focused on the substance of Gordon Brown's 10th Budget. But three weeks from now, attention will have switched to its impact on the tax system and to the government's Finance Bill
