Time for the UK to tax inflation

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The writer is Chief Investment Officer at PGIM Wadhwani and on the Chancellor’s Economic Advisory Council. This article is written in a personal capacity.

In recent weeks there has been significant relief that the headline rate of inflation in the UK has come down meaningfully. However, wage growth and…