Green Party: Taxing wealth fairly would avoid need for cuts

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The Green Party has said the government's expected cuts to welfare are "not fair" and that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could avoid making the cuts by choosing to "tax wealth fairly". Co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay joined MPs holding placards outside the Treasury, at a 'Rebalance the Economy' photo-op. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Fifteen years of austerity have driven our economy to the edge and yet this

00:06government is doubling down on cuts, putting our NHS further at risk and

00:12making ordinary people bear the burden. This only increases the unfairness in

00:17the system.

00:22Greens believe it's not fair that the Labour government is removing vital

00:27support from a million disabled people. By choosing instead to tax

00:34wealth fairly, the Chancellor could protect against welfare cuts

00:38and invest in the changes we so desperately need in this country.

00:43Supporting our communities, action for a safe climate and getting our economy

00:47moving again.

00:50It's time to rebalance our economy for good and make people's lives better.

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