The government should raise taxes on the wealthy to finance a massive £15bn annual investment in affordable housing, free childcare and enhanced social security benefits to eradicate poverty in the UK, a leading charity has said. The independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) called for a political consensus to tackle what it called “the biggest social evil of our time” and make a reality of Theresa May’s promise to improve the life chances of the poor…
Raise taxes to fund £15bn-a-year bid to end UK poverty, charity tells Tories
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