Patriotic Millionaires: The group behind the super rich demanding they pay more tax
- More than 120 British-based millionaires have made a public appeal to the UK’s new prime minister Andy Burnham to tax them more for a “better Britain”.
- A letter published by Patriotic Millionaires UK on Thursday urged higher taxes on “the very richest whose income is derived from the wealth they hold”, and not those “who get up and go to work for their income every day”.
- The announcement comes six months after nearly 400 millionaires joined Patriotic Millionaires US in demanding higher taxes to curb growing inequality as leaders met at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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- More than 120 British-based millionaires have made a public appeal to the UK’s new prime minister Andy Burnham to tax them more for a “better Britain”.
- A letter published by Patriotic Millionaires UK on Thursday urged higher taxes on “the very richest whose income is derived from the wealth they hold”, and not those “who get up and go to work for their income every day”.
- The announcement comes six months after nearly 400 millionaires joined Patriotic Millionaires US in demanding higher taxes to curb growing inequality as leaders met at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Sources: The Independent