Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 23d What would Andy King's policy fix be? The UK's low level of basic income tax relative to its history and other advanced economies is at odds with the state of the public finances and future fiscal pressures. But having this conversation with the electorate risks being the road to electoral ruin..,
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And what Rachel Wolf's advice to Andy Burnham be? Win the PLP back by: concreting over the home counties, higher taxes on capital, avoid going after universal levers like the Triple Lock, protect day-to-day public spending budgets. Tax rises should be linked to new policies like social care
No. A penny on income tax on day one would be widely accepted if accompanied by real progress on NHS, potholes, and inequality.