Tax the bankers and close the loopholes says Unite
8th December 2009
In anticipation of the pre-budget report and a super-tax on
wealthy bankers, Unite joint general secretary, Derek Simpson,
said: "The anticipated super tax on wealthy bankers would be very
welcome, but the government needs to do everything possible to stop
them from attempting to avoid paying it."
The union is also calling on Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling
to make the pre-budget report the beginning of a push towards a
progressive tax regime by closing tax loopholes that allow wealthy
individuals and corporations to avoid paying their fair share of
tax.
Unite, the union which represents two million workers on low to
medium incomes, believes that the challenges presented by the
budget deficit should not disproportionately fall on the shoulders
of working families through swingeing cuts in public services and
jobs as advocated by the Tories. Instead, super-rich individuals
and wealthy corporations should pay their fair share and stop
holding the whole country to ransom and distorting the UK
economy.
Unite joint general secretary Derek Simpson continued: "For
years super-rich individuals and wealthy corporations have held
governments to ransom and distorted our economy with aggressive tax
avoidance and inflated salaries. The anticipated super tax on
wealthy bankers must herald the dawn of a progressive tax
regime.
"Closing the budget deficit should not disproportionately fall
on the shoulders of working families through swingeing cuts in
public services and jobs as advocated by the Tories. The government
can raise billions by closing the tax loopholes that allow
super-rich individuals and corporations to avoid paying their fair
share of tax."
"The Tories idea of a progressive tax regime is a massive tax
give away to the wealthiest estates and families in the country.
Cameron wants to feather his chum's nests while slashing public
services and making working families work for longer and for
less."
ENDS
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