David Plunkett

David worked in the Department of Social Security and its successors for 36 years in various roles, but principally as a Policy Analyst focussing on interactions between the tax and transfer systems. He retains an active interest in this subject area and continues to provide spreadsheet modelling to a wide range of policy workers and academics.


  • Malice or Misunderstanding? Government’s Carbon Price Under-Compensation, 08 Jun 2016
  • Effective Marginal Tax Rates: Part 2, 14 Aug 2016
  • Effective Marginal Tax Rates: Part 1, 08 Aug 2016