An emboldened – or desperate – new government will look to wealth taxes
Wednesday 10 June 2026 5:58 am | Updated: Tuesday 09 June 2026 6:06 pm
An emboldened – or desperate – new government will look to wealth taxes
By: Christian May
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Wealth taxes are climbing back up the political agenda as the Labour party begins the process of reinventing itself for a post-Starmer era. Wes Streeting thinks he’s found “a wealth tax that works” by hiking capital gains tax while Andy Burnham is flirting with a land value tax that would naturally hit wealthy areas the hardest. If Angela Rayner comes in from the cold she’ll likely dust off her old........
