Richard Burgon MP: It’s time for a windfall tax on bank super profits
‘Three quarters of the public support a windfall tax on banks’ excess profits – including 76% of Conservative 2019 voters’
‘Three quarters of the public support a windfall tax on banks’ excess profits – including 76% of Conservative 2019 voters’
Sunak’s decision to scrap the cap on bankers’ bonuses was condemned by the Labour Party.
The surcharge on the profits of banks will be cut from 8% to 3%, which means more than a billion pounds in tax savings for banks every single year.
Labour’s public inquiry into banking and finance industry is a real chance to hold miscreants to account, says Prem Sikka.
Boris has boasted that he stuck up for bankers more than anyone.
US investigators have revealed the scandalous culture in RBS ahead of the financial crash. But where were British regulators?
Why is everyone still paying for the bankers’ mess – except the bankers themselves?
It’s working in Germany and France – why not here?
Labour needs to take ownership of capitalism, defining its vision as something business can believe and trust in
This week’s announcement by HSBC of the extent to which they are circumventing European Union rules limiting bankers’ bonuses provoked more than usual outrage.