Chris Lane

Arsenal, IMF, health taxes, small states, hiker

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

june 4, 1989

35 years of chinese suppression of any mention:
ccp’s massacre of peaceful protesters in tiananmen square

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

Byebye twitter. It's not what it used to be and frankly for me, in my space, not worth the time.

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

@BarackObama "The Covenant of Water" by Abraham Verghese is a great Summer read for those interested in India, healthcare or love. 700+ pages

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

@zakavkaza In Tbilisi now. Where to look for another one? Dry market??

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

@McFaul It was a big deal for India to host the G-20 this year but it would be a political liability to host the G-7 for all the reasons noted earlier. They do attend G-7 as an observer sometimes and thats probably fine for both the G-7 and India.

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

@murtazahsyed Another relevant metric is the number of IMF programs that were not successfully completed. This is another issue for Pakistan in particular.

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

Time for a truly competitive election of WB president to help ensure they are in line with shareholders views. https://t.co/MSvN9XwP6c

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

@murtazahsyed Just been to India - i was impressed - will continue to do well i think in years to come

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

@matthewchjukes If you add "with citations" to the chat you will get some but as @scepticalranil notes not all are real

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

@MasoodCGD @CGDev @WorldBank @IMFNews Congratulations- very few FCDO gongs so you are quite special! look forward to calling you Sir Masood.

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

#healthtaxes #unfucktheworld @IMFNews @WorldBank

[Center for Global Development @CGDev]

Each year, 15 million people between the ages of 30-69 die from heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or liver disease.

@glassmanamanda & @itsmostlyfisca1 argue for tax hikes on alcohol, tobacco, & sugar to avoid these premature deaths & raise revenue 🥃🚬
https://t.co/SYJJTqDp0h

[Amanda Glassman @glassmanamanda]

Africa: Why Govts Should Hike Taxes on Alcohol, Tobacco and Sugar - https://t.co/biceQHmBEv ⁦@itsmostlyfisca1⁩ & myself on #Healthtaxes for better health and revenues #tobacco #alcohol ⁦@CGDev⁩ https://t.co/n1EoeJlTwi

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

@bethjrussell1 @hmtreasury @CatLittle010 No doubt about being proud. Pity that the context is the entirely political sacking of a trusted and experienced civil servant, Tom Scholar. Shameful.

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

Smooth move! Now we can all wear our Patagucci clothes and feel good about it. https://t.co/AXt8hABYJH

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

@CGDev @MaximoTorero @FAO @EconMitch @glassmanamanda #cgdtalks very interesting FAO presentation on food insecurity - where does @IMFNews stand on proposed food import financing facility?

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

My latest blog on health taxes and inflation calls for indexation of specific taxes so that alcohol and tobacco do not become more affordable.

[Amanda Glassman @glassmanamanda]

Protecting #HealthTaxes (and preventing more affordable #tobacco) in an Inflationary world @itsmostlyfisca1 @CGDev https://t.co/duMbI2ZkG9

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

Interesting paper - suggests disinflation process in US could be difficult and lengthy.

[Lawrence H. Summers @LHSummers]

New paper shows past & present CPI inflation are more similar than official data suggests. When correcting for change in how housing inflation is measured, we find a return to target core inflation will require @ same disinflation as achieved under Volcker
https://t.co/4rIi9sRS5o

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

Very useful blog on how @WorldBank by @glassmanamanda could maximize the effective of proposed new facility for pandemic preparedness.

[Center for Global Development @CGDev]

A new financial intermediary fund (FIF) 💰 for pandemic preparedness may be underway.

What does it entail? How does it differ from other funds? And what can we expect?

↘️ @glassmanamanda reports: https://t.co/MhUZzaAchf #FinDev

[Chris Lane @itsmostlyfisca1]

@Eric_LeCompte @JubileeUSA Good to see you out in force for SMs.