The team is called “Patriotic Millionaires” and the leader is Gary Lineker, one of the most famous former English footballers who became a television commentator. Together with about 120 other wealthy individuals, they wrote an open letter to the new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham asking him to impose a 2% tax on the assets of people with a net worth of over ten million pounds.
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«We want to be taxed more. We can afford it», reads the unusual appeal, which explains that «the richest can do more and many of us want to do more». The letter makes it clear that it is not about «taxing those who get up every morning to go to work, but the super-rich whose income derives from the funds they possess».
The goal is to reduce the gap between rich and poor, which has widened after the great financial crisis, support public infrastructure and small and medium-sized enterprises, and create a more equitable and meritocratic society.
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«Millionaires are patriotic», declares the letter titled «Proud to pay», «Proud to pay». Among the numerous signatories are musician Brian Eno, crime writer Val McDermid, director Richard Curtis, and former trader Gary Stevenson.
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Burnham stated that his mission is to alleviate the cost of living and help families struggling to make ends meet, and in his first week in office, he has already announced a series of measures such as the abolition of VAT on electricity bills, a two-pound cap on bus ticket prices, and a 20% tax reduction for clubs, bars, and pubs.
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