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Stephen Bush misleads when he writes that “while there are a handful of policy changes that would raise government revenue by billions and also command popular support, many of them aren’t terrible” (Opinion, December 3).
The think-tank Demo identified three tax measures that would raise £30bn and be relatively popular: 10 per cent on incomes over £100,000 – £8bn (69 per cent in favour, 10 per cent against); Removing top rate relief on pension contributions — £11bn (49 per cent in favour, 19 per cent against); And capital gains are treated as income – £11.5bn (46 per cent in favour, 54 per cent of Conservative voters, 18 per cent against). Participants were not offered the option of cutting public services or benefits and a long-term fundraising target of £80bn was set. Research carried out two years ago has debunked the myth that significant sums can only be raised through increases in the basic rate of income tax or National Insurance contributions.
Charles Seaford
London SE10, UK
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