value for money: double duty
Many public administration and service costs are no longer transparently funded through taxation. Instead, those costs are shifted onto the books of employers, customers, and other groups as higher prices, or extra compliance and administration work that becomes “just part of doing business.” In this video, we explore the idea of ‘shadow taxation’ that hides the cost of public policies instead of directly funding them through formal taxation systems, and why those hidden costs can fuel frustration, distrust, and the politics of grievance.