Green Party plans to raise top rate of income tax to 60p
Green Party plans to raise top rate of income tax to 60p
Natalie Bennett claims UK's highest earners are "taking too much out of our society" and "need to pay back" The highest earners would face a 60p top rate of tax under Green Party plans to make the richest “pay back” to society and deter companies from paying “excessive” salaries. Britain’s top earners currently face a 45p rate on income over £150,000 but Natalie Bennett, the Green Party leader, claimed that they deserved to pay even more.
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“What this 60p is for is really to identify the fact that some people are taking too much out of our society, they need to pay back,” she told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show.
She said the tax hike would raise about £2 billion a year but was primarily intended to address the “huge and rising problem” of inequality in society.
Natalie Bennett claims UK's highest earners are "taking too much out of our society" and "need to pay back" The highest earners would face a 60p top rate of tax under Green Party plans to make the richest “pay back” to society and deter companies from paying “excessive” salaries. Britain’s top earners currently face a 45p rate on income over £150,000 but Natalie Bennett, the Green Party leader, claimed that they deserved to pay even more.
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“What this 60p is for is really to identify the fact that some people are taking too much out of our society, they need to pay back,” she told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show.
She said the tax hike would raise about £2 billion a year but was primarily intended to address the “huge and rising problem” of inequality in society.
