Purple Tax Impact
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Purple Tax Impact: how employees with disabilities support the economy to grow and thrive During 2022 #PurpleLightUp, a mark of respect to International Day of Persons with Disabilities, PurpleSpace launched a new report to showcase the tax contribution of people with disabilities.
While only UK statistics were used (due to lack of data across the globe) it serves as a powerful reminder of how disabled employees need to be positioned as ‘contributors’ rather than ‘beneficiaries' of tax to national economies.
To foster economic growth and development governments need sustainable sources of funding for social programs and public investments. Programs providing health, education, infrastructure and other services are important to achieve the common goal of a prosperous, functional and orderly society. And they require that governments raise revenues.
Taxation not only pays for public goods and services; it is also a key ingredient in the social contract between citizens and the
While only UK statistics were used (due to lack of data across the globe) it serves as a powerful reminder of how disabled employees need to be positioned as ‘contributors’ rather than ‘beneficiaries' of tax to national economies.
To foster economic growth and development governments need sustainable sources of funding for social programs and public investments. Programs providing health, education, infrastructure and other services are important to achieve the common goal of a prosperous, functional and orderly society. And they require that governments raise revenues.
Taxation not only pays for public goods and services; it is also a key ingredient in the social contract between citizens and the
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