Are Taxes Taxing Work?

Wake Up to Money - A podcast by BBC Radio 5 live

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The Treasury Select Committee of MPs has called the current UK tax system an "obstacle to economic dynamism," calling for greater scrutiny of the government's programme of tax simplification. Felicity Hannah speaks to a business owner about their experiences. Our panel of the brightest minds in economics, investments and business returns to look back at the big stories of the week, including mortgages, interest rates, and the proposed Vodafone-Three merger. Plus, having consumed millions of tins of baked beans every week for years, could the UK soon provide its own? The farmer hoping to be the first to grow the haricot bean in the UK talks to Felicity.