Green Party leader defends wealth tax proposals
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Green Party leader Zack Polanski has defended his party's proposals for a wealth tax as "tackling the deep inequality in our society". He told the BBC that at a time when people are "really struggling" it was right to focus on the "super wealthy". In its general election manifesto last year, the Green Party of England and Wales proposed an annual tax of 1% on assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn.
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