Brits in favour of higher income tax on country’s wealthiest, poll finds

‘Increased taxes on wealthy individuals and businesses in order to balance the country’s books have the overwhelming support of the British public, a new poll reveals.
According to a survey by ComRes for The Independent, restoring the income tax rate for those earning more than £150,000 a year from 45p to 50p has the support of 77 per cent of the public, including 76 per cent of Conservative respondents.
George Osborne, the former Chancellor, introduced the cut in April 2013, and later said the tax revenues from the UK’s highest earners had increased by £8bn despite the reduction – a claim disputed by the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell.’
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