The Next PM Must Fix Starmer’s Mistakes By Hiking Up Taxes Wealth And Property | Jonathan Portes
June 26, 2026
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as posted by the channel“We should be taxing wealth and property more and relying less on tax from the highest earners … one of the unfortunate things about the last couple of years is that there was no real attempt at proper tax reform in that direction under Starmer and Rachel Reeves.”
Former chief economist at the Cabinet Office Jonathan Portes calls for the next PM and chancellor to implement tax reform rates that increase taxes on wealth and property.
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