Good Measure Campaign
It's Time to Tax Wealth
Wealth inequality in the UK is high and deeply entrenched in society. This has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The low paid and financially insecure are especially vulnerable (including those key workers who kept the country going throughout the pandemic). Many find themselves caught in a perfect storm of reduced benefits, increased National Insurance Contributions, a cost-of-living crisis and often job insecurity.
For some, it’s nothing short of a desperate time.
That’s why we are calling on the UK government to introduce wealth tax on the country’s richest 1%.
We want this to be a one-off tax initially, and then for a review of the UK’s tax system so that a workable, ongoing wealth tax can be introduced in future.
We believe it’s time that those who are most able to do so, pay a Good Measure back to the society that so often serves them so well. Would you join our call and ask your MP to contact the Chancellor about this?
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Church Action for Tax Justice is an ECCR programme. We campaign for a tax system which contributes towards the common good.
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Christian leaders regularly stand on stages advocating that people tithe or regularly give to support the work of the church. In some ways we pay for the privilege of being part of a functional, thriving community. There is less noise made about doing the same for our country through paying fair taxes. Let’s care more about what kind of society we are building than how nice a clubhouse we are building….
You don’t have to be Christian to support fair taxation and support for our key workers who kept our country running during the pandemic. But surely fair taxation is inherent to loving your neighbour and supporting those less fortunate. I’m incredibly privileged to have wealth in excess of $5 million and along with other Patriotic Millionaires I call on our Government to tax the wealth of privileged people like us to help fund our NHS and social care. To tax our wealth in excess of $5 million instead of increasing National Insurance contributions on our key workers.
"Red Letter Christians UK wholeheartedly support Church Action for Tax Justice’s call for tax reform, specifically for a Wealth Tax to begin to address the ever-increasing wealth gap in the UK. How can we call ourselves a Christian nation in the face of growing inequality that continues to limit life and squash the hopes of so many? Jesus calls us to seek a Kingdom that is upside down – where the last are first and the first are last. A United Kingdom that consistently elevates the comfort of the rich over the humanity of the poor is not the Kingdom of God. If we are serious about Jesus, we must be serious about seeking tax reform that reflects Jesus’ values and Kingdom."
We need to close the loopholes used by the very wealthy to slash their tax bills. This campaign by Church Action for Tax Justice is incredibly timely - we need to mobilise people to back taxing wealth more.
Spiralling inequality is a major issue in our society, and all the evidence suggests that this is deeply damaging to our collective morale and trust. A wealth tax of the kind we are backing recognises that vastly disproportionate rewards for a very small number of citizens will not make for a cohesive and just national community. Contributing to the creation of a more cohesive and a more just system is not a "tax burden" but an opportunity to build a stable, sustainable economy that works for everyone.
As Christians, we believe we’re called to highlight injustices in our society, and to speak and act for change. The system, as it currently stands, unfairly favours the wealthy over those less well off. In times as hard as these, it’s even more crucial – and morally right – that the richest among us contribute a good measure towards the common good.
“The pandemic and the stress of lockdown was a huge economic burden on ordinary people, not so for billionaires however, whose global wealth grew five trillion dollars in 12 months, largely due to government stimulus packages. With inflation now outstripping wage growth and real wages decreasing, the UK government have an obligation to tackle our society’s runaway wealth inequality. These bold provisions for a wealth tax from Church Action for Tax Justice would help redistribute the undue financial gains the super-rich made during the pandemic whilst simultaneously tackling the tax avoidance that has plagued the UK for decades.”
"I’m very pleased to see Church Action for Tax Justice calling for a wealth tax as a way of reducing the shocking levels of inequality in the UK. It is morally wrong that our economic system allows more and more wealth to accumulate in the hands of a few, while public services and standards of living decline. Excessive wealth is also driving climate breakdown, as billionaires tend to be responsible for thousands of times their fair share of carbon emissions. To build a peaceful and sustainable world, we must tackle extreme wealth."
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