Public Services
Public supports tax rise to pay for NHS
Most people would pay more in tax if it meant safeguarding the NHS, according to a new ComRes poll for the Independent.
tax and spending
Public supports tax rise to pay for NHS
Most people would pay more in tax if it meant safeguarding the NHS, according to a new ComRes poll for the Independent.
Cutting top rate taxes makes the rich richer. And that’s it
So, cutting taxes just makes the rich richer. And that’s it. And since we know inequality harms society these tax rates, it follows, are harmful to us all – the rich included.
New Labour taxed and spent much less than Thatcher
Until the recession New Labour spent less as a proportion of GDP than Thatcher - any deficit was a result of taxing at a much lower rate than Thatcher did.