UK millionaires urge Burnham to introduce wealth tax

Gary Lineker and over 100 British millionaires called on Andy Burnham to introduce a wealth tax on the UK's richest people. The group argues a wealth tax would improve Britain's financial situation.

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BBC News: Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more The existence of a method for volunteering to pay more tax does not negate the need for a wealth tax! But of course the T

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BBC News: Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more The existence of a method for volunteering to pay more tax does not negate the need for a wealth tax! But of course the Tories are going to argue that it's enough. https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgjp7 9m42go

Poll: Should Andy Burnham introduce a wealth tax on Britain’s richest people?

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Hot take: tax high income, not high wealth. Taxing capital (land/building excepted) is trivially easy to dodge - you just move all your assets to a bank account in another country. Income, whilst not perfect, is much easier to enforce. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... Gary Lineker is among 100-plus UK millionaires urging Andy Burnham to tax their wealth, but do you think a wealth tax would he

Gary Lineker calls for Burnham to introduce wealth tax - The Latest

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www.theguardian.com/football/vid... I would absolutely love to be a member of the Patriotic Millionaires. 😀 Millionaires including Gary Lineker are asking Andy Burnham to tax them more. So should the new prime minister introduce a wealth tax? And why is the idea getting more popular? Nosheen Iqbal speaks to...