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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna Isaac City editor

Labour drafts options for wealth taxes to ‘unlock’ funds for public services

Keir Starmer, sitting next to Rachel Reeves, gestures while talking to people
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves on the campaign trail. The party has denied it is considering further tax changes. Photograph: Sam Frost/The Guardian

The Labour party has been drawing up options for how it could raise money through extra wealth taxes to help rebuild Britain’s public services if it wins the general election, according to sources who have spoken to the Guardian.

The proposals under consideration include increases in capital gains tax (CGT), first revealed by the Guardian two weeks ago, that could raise £8bn.

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