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Should billionaires pay more tax?
Lancashire Post
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24/10/2023
Following a new report by the EU Tax Observatory, we asked people in Lancashire if billionaires should be forced to pay more tax
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00:00
Hi, I'm digital reporter Amy Seddon.
00:02
A new report by the EU Tax Observatory has found that most people pay far more tax than the super rich,
00:08
who instead use complex business structures to avoid paying it.
00:12
The EU Tax Observatory found that billionaires only pay 0.5% a year, which is much lower than the average person.
00:19
They recommend that 2% tax should be applied to billionaires every year.
00:24
With that in mind, I'm going out on the streets of Lancashire to ask people whether they think billionaires should be forced to pay more tax.
00:31
Let's see what they have to say.
00:33
Do you think billionaires should be forced to pay more tax?
00:36
Yeah, of course, they have way more than enough money than what they need to survive.
00:39
And there's very poor people who would much rather have the tax money go towards programmes that could help support them.
00:45
And the billionaires just honestly don't need it.
00:47
Do you think billionaires should be forced to pay more tax?
00:51
More tax? And I think, my opinion, can we take some money from them to the society, to the poor people?
01:01
So go further than tax and maybe take a lump sum?
01:05
Yes, more tax, yes.
01:07
Take a lump sum, do you mean?
01:09
Yes.
01:11
Why do you think that?
01:13
Because they have money, they didn't need that all money, many millions or billions,
01:17
but the poor people need some, it's important for their lives.
01:23
It's not fair that there are billionaires out there.
01:25
Yes.
01:27
Do you think billionaires should pay more tax?
01:29
Yes, I think billionaires should pay more tax.
01:31
Why do you think that?
01:33
Because the billionaires have more money, they need to help the government.
01:37
If you've got more money, should you give more money?
01:39
Yeah, they should. They have to take more responsibility because they're rich.
01:45
You think they need to give back?
01:47
Yeah, I think so.
01:49
Do you think billionaires should pay more tax?
01:51
It's not something that I feel really strongly either way about, to be honest.
01:57
It's not something that directly affects me, if you will, and I'm one of these people that,
02:01
unless it's literally on my doorstep and knocking me in the face and saying,
02:05
you know, billionaires is having this impact on you because they're paying less tax,
02:09
then I don't really feel strongly either way, to be honest.
02:13
Does it feel quite financial and away from the everyday?
02:15
Yeah, it does really.
02:17
Yeah, it's probably like if you'd ask me something about people struggling in life,
02:21
should they be paying less or, you know, for example, at university,
02:25
how do you think tax affects students,
02:27
then that might be something that I might feel I would like to have an opinion about more,
02:31
where something like billionaires, it probably just, yeah, at the moment, for me,
02:35
I've not really got a very strong comment.
02:39
But you implied then that people who are worse off should pay less tax,
02:43
are you kind of of the belief that income should match tax?
02:47
Yeah, I think so.
02:49
I think, you know, I think sometimes you see the people that are really struggling
02:53
and that little bit of extra tax can see it made so much more and make such a difference.
02:58
It might be the difference between them getting a meal on the table or not,
03:01
and I think that's the sort of stuff that I do feel strongly about.
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