To: Chancellor of the Exchequer
Pay for the Covid-19 lockdown with fair taxation
We can pay the costs incurred during the pandemic by increasing taxes on the rich, doing something about tax evasion rather than, as Governments have been doing for many years, just talking about it, and making tax-dodging corporations pay their fair share, especially those who are profiting from the corona virus pandemic and taking Government subsidy to pay dividends to their shareholders.
Why is this important?
People are losing their jobs, homes and security in the pandemic. Measures introduced by the Government are welcome in helping many in need to survive; in order to pay for this without punishing the poorer members of our society those who can well afford it should pay their fair share. Rather than wealthy CEOs making relatively paltry donations their companies should be paying proper taxes in the countries they extract wealth from. We will all need to pay higher taxes but this should be shared proportionately, without ordinary people bearing the burden as they have done since the 2008 crash.
It's no good identifying key workers as the heroes they are if things go back to the way they were before the pandemic, and the very services we depended on to see us through are reduced further with yet more 'austerity' (i.e. austerity for most of us, bounty for the wealthy).
We need real and lasting change to effect greater equality in the UK, and this starts with wealthy individuals and corporations making a proper contribution to the country and the people that they benefit from so much.
It's no good identifying key workers as the heroes they are if things go back to the way they were before the pandemic, and the very services we depended on to see us through are reduced further with yet more 'austerity' (i.e. austerity for most of us, bounty for the wealthy).
We need real and lasting change to effect greater equality in the UK, and this starts with wealthy individuals and corporations making a proper contribution to the country and the people that they benefit from so much.
How it will be delivered
The petition and signatures will be sent to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
