 In 1974, US economist Arthur Laffer devised a novel policy that aimed to generate higher tax revenue for the government. The idea, although controversial, was simple. By cutting corporation taxes businesses would create more jobs and improve economic output. After almost a decade of high unemployment and inflation, economic policy thus shifted towards supply driven incentives. Lower taxes, Laffer believed, would kick start the economy and boost government revenue in the longer term.
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