Voices: ‘The fairest way’ or a ‘political disaster’? Readers split on whether Reeves should raise income tax

Independent readers are sharply divided over whether Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves should raise income tax to help fill the £50bn shortfall in the public finances this autumn.

Some see it as the fairest option, targeting those most able to pay. “A penny or two on the rates of income tax might just work wonders,” said one, while others argued it is long past time to align capital gains with income tax rates or reform property taxes.