Aditya Chakrabortty
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first heard May 2026
last heard 23 Jul
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And he's saying that would raise about 15 billion pounds.
Estimates really vary.
They're all over the shop on this stuff machine.
We haven't had a wealth tax in this country for so long that I wouldn't take any of the figures too seriously.
So, yes, it could be 15 billion.
It could be 10 billion.
It could be it could be more or less.
I've seen independent experts come out with a figure which is closer to 10 billion.
But there's no reason to believe that Zaplansky's wrong.
So the wealth tax that's been proposed by the likes of Zaplansky and Gary Lineker and the economist Gary Stevenson is basically that someone comes around with a form once a year and they say, so how much have you got in assets?
Which means everything from your house to your fine art, your stock portfolios, maybe a collection of wines.
I don't know, Nishin.
Collection of bikes.
Who knows?
But the point is they say, OK.
over a certain threshold, let's say 10 million pounds, you'll pay 2%.
of a levy on that.
Now, what I should say is that the best and most comprehensive study of wealth taxes in this country, which was done during the COVID pandemic by a group called the Wealth Tax Commission, said that is not the way to go.
Right.
That will raise you some money.
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