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Unions welcome rise in public spending – but say rich should have been made to pay fair share
Campaigners take part in a protest against the Government's decision to scrap the winter fuel allowance for pensioners, outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London October 7, 2024
'These figures should be a wake-up call'
UNIONS largely welcomed Labour’s Budget for pledging money for public services and capital investment yesterday.
But the Unite union led condemnation of the absence of a wealth tax.
The policy secured the support of both the Labour Party at its conference and at the TUC Congress, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves neglected to include it amid £40 billion in tax rises to plug the £22bn “black hole” inherited from the Tories.
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