Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more. Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker and music producer Brian Eno have written to new prime minister Andy Burnham asking to be taxed more.
Image source, Getty Images / ShutterstockImage caption, (left to right) Gary Lineker, Val McDermid and Gary Stevenson are some of the signatories asking to be taxed more.
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Available information indicates that Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Lineker is "very welcome to pay more tax he can write a cheque to the Treasury, no one is stopping him.".
Burnham did not rule out a wealth tax when asked about it by Lineker - formerly the BBC's highest paid presenter - a few days before he became prime minister, in a development tied to the same story.
Separately, It added that in its own poll, the majority of millionaires wanted a higher tax on themselves.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Emma Reynolds said she would welcome UK millionaires increasing the amount of tax they pay but said any major changes would be announced during a Budget.
Organised by Patriotic Millionaires, the letter said it would lead to a more equal society, and urged a "devolution of wealth and power from the very richest", according to the latest reporting on the story.
Available information indicates that Patriotic Millionaires support a 2% tax on wealth over £10m.
He suggested he may have "to ask for a little more" tax at some point, in a development tied to the same story.
Separately, He also dismissed the idea that lots of millionaires would leave the UK if they were taxed too much.
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Burnham does not rule out wealth taxPublished15 July.
Available information indicates that It added that in its own poll, the majority of millionaires wanted a higher tax on themselves.
Available information indicates that He also dismissed the idea that lots of millionaires would leave the UK if they were taxed too much.
Separately, Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker and music producer Brian Eno have written to new prime minister Andy Burnham asking to be taxed more.
Available information indicates that Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker and music producer Brian Eno have written to new prime minister Andy Burnham asking to be taxed more.
Separately, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Lineker is "very welcome to pay more tax he can write a cheque to the Treasury, no one is stopping him.".
Available information indicates that Burnham did not rule out a wealth tax when asked about it by Lineker - formerly the BBC's highest paid presenter - a few days before he became prime minister.
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On the related details, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Lineker is "very welcome to pay more tax he can write a cheque to the Treasury, no one is stopping him.", clarifying the wider picture around Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more.
On the related details, Burnham did not rule out a wealth tax when asked about it by Lineker - formerly the BBC's highest paid presenter - a few days before he became prime minister, clarifying the wider picture around Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more.
On the related details, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Emma Reynolds said she would welcome UK millionaires increasing the amount of tax they pay but said any major changes would be announced during a Budget, clarifying the wider picture around Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more.
On the related details, Organised by Patriotic Millionaires, the letter said it would lead to a more equal society, and urged a "devolution of wealth and power from the very richest", clarifying the wider picture around Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more.
