How Rachel Reeves could balance Britain’s books and lower inequality

‘Reeves could raise more, while tackling inequality, through a modest wealth tax on the super-rich.’ Photograph: Paul Rapson/Alamy

Rachel Reeves has said that higher taxes on the wealthy will be a part of the story at the autumn budget (Report, 15 October). The government must use this moment to ensure that the super-rich contribute their fair share rather than cutting services that impact the poorest and most marginalised.

We all want the same things: thriving communities, good jobs and a future that we can look to with hope. But the rules have been rigged by the super-rich and powerful, allowing them to hoard wealth while the rest of us scrape by. This is fuelling division at a time when people desperately need meaningful change.