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Rethink 2015 budget priorities: raise £10 billion but not from working families

Submitted on Friday 16th October 2015

Published on Tuesday 20th October 2015

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 20th April 2016

Signatures: 127

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British ~ income tax ~ Tax

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Rethink 2015 budget priorities: raise £10 billion but not from working families

Petition Details

The political choice to cut tax credits raises £10b from working families by 2020. There is an alternative. £10b can also be raised by not changing inheritance tax (£1b), corporation tax (£2.5b), personal allowance (£4b) & stamp duty (£0.8b) stable & not raising higher rate threshold to £50k (£2b).

Additional Information

This alternative package better targets unearned income and wealth, and affects those more able to pay such as those who own shares, receive large inheritances and pay the higher rate of income tax - sparing struggling British working families on middle and lower incomes.

Sources: Treasury, IFS, analysis by Jolyon Maugham.


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