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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

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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