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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart Economics editor

Fund defence spending from tax rise on middle earners, thinktank tells Healey

John Healey conversing with four military personnel in a semi-circle in a military hall
John Healey visiting UK troops in Cyprus in 2024 as defence secretary, before his appointment as chancellor by Andy Burnham. Photograph: Getty Images

The chancellor, John Healey, must be prepared to raise taxes for middle earners if he wants to fund significantly higher defence spending, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has said.

Healey resigned from Keir Starmer’s government in June, protesting against what he argued was the then prime minister’s failure to adequately fund defence.

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