YouGov poll: Public want higher taxes on wealth and no bailouts for tax haven companies.
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Analysis of tax returns reveals inequality is higher than thought
The very richest are benefiting from lower tax rates to an extent not previously realised, meaning inequality in the UK is higher than thought. An…
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YouGov poll: Public want higher taxes on wealth and no bailouts for tax haven companies.
A new opinion poll has found the public supports a wealth tax for people with assets over £750,000. The 1,682 person YouGov poll reveals the…
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Let’s bailout the people and not tax haven billionaires
Moves in France, Denmark and Poland to ban tax haven companies from coronavirus bailouts are a start, but don’t go far enough. The UK should play hard…
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There should be no bailouts for tax haven companies
Responding to news that Denmark and Poland are to exclude companies based in tax havens from coronavirus related relief. Tax Justice UK Executive Director, Robert…
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Never again – after this crisis fades we need to fix our threadbare social safety net
This comment piece by our Executive Director, Robert Palmer, first appeared in The Times . The real heroes of our society are emerging: they are…
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New poll reveals concern about the state of public services and support for higher taxes on wealth
A poll carried out as the UK went into coronavirus lockdown found Brits already concerned about the state of the NHS, public services and poverty.…
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Pushing the government to take action during the crisis
As we come to the end of our second week in Coronavirus lockdown, the impact of this crisis is becoming stark with thousands sick, businesses…
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Government economic package is welcome but doesn’t protect self-employed – letter
Letter in response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement of support for businesses , Monday 22 nd March, 2020. A welcome change but more…
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Budget 2020: Spending splurge fails to hide lack of ambition on tax reform
Rishi Sunak’s first budget was dominated by coronavirus, but the Chancellor also ramped up spending. This will be funded by extra borrowing. Despite the leaks…
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New figures show vast majority of inheritance tax breaks for farms and businesses go to the very wealthiest families
In 2016/17 the government handed out £2.1bn in inheritance tax breaks for farmland and businesses. According to new figures released by Tax Justice UK today,…
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Inequality is a feminist issue
The Marmot Review’s finding that life expectancy for poorer women has decreased in the last decade is a stark illustration of what deep and entrenched…
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The public back higher taxes on wealth, focus groups reveal
In the wake of a general election that gave Boris Johnson a big victory, there are good reasons to think that the Prime Minister will…
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Sign our petition: Make the wealthy pay their fair share
The UK is a wealthy country, but this wealth is very unevenly spread. The top 10% of households own almost half the UK’s riches. This has…
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Javid: tax wealth to
The latest Oxfam inequality report tells a staggering story about global inequality in a world that is richer than ever. Twenty two of the world’s…
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Wealth inequality has increased over the last decade, government figures reveal
Wealth inequality in the UK has increased since the financial crisis, according to a major new survey from the Office for National Statistics. Tax Justice…
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Election 2019: big gaps between the parties on tax
With all the manifestos now published it is hard to recall an election with a bigger gap of ambition between the main political parties. So…
Election 2019: big gaps between the parties on tax