260 global millionaires sign letter to political leaders demanding to pay more taxes
New poll reveals nearly three quarters of millionaires in G20 countries support a higher wealth tax
New poll reveals nearly three quarters of millionaires in G20 countries support a higher wealth tax
Bankers already pocketing as much as £120,000 in bonuses, analysis reveals
Scrapping inheritance tax is ‘far from being an electoral slam dunk’
‘Why should wealthy private equity investors be allowed to pay a lower rate of tax than a nurse or bus driver?’
‘We’re talking about people who have billions, you could never spend it in a lifetime’
‘In Britain we tax income rather than wealth. This no longer makes sense in our day and age, if it ever did’.
‘The accumulation of wealth is largely ignored. It’s time for this to change.’
‘The government could help households by freezing rents, energy and train fare prices. It could eliminate profiteering by bringing vital industries such as gas, water, electricity and railways into public ownership, but that is not on its agenda.’
‘One reason for the persistence of inequalities is that too many legislators are far removed from the social world inhabited by marginalised people’.
Voters of all major political parties agree that those with large amounts of money can use it to ‘buy influence’ in UK politics