To save our services simply tax the super-rich
RICHARD BURGON MP lays out a plan for taxes on the wealthy as an alternative to yet more Tory austerity
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IN the recent Autumn Statement, Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt painted a rather rosy picture of the current state of the British economy.
The impression was that our economy had bounced back and that he would now deliver tax cuts that would put money back in the pockets of working people.
But this optimistic take ignores the reality faced by millions. We are living through the largest fall in living standards since records began 75 years ago and wages are set to be no higher in 2028 than they were 20 years before.
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