Ruth Alexander
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4,250 appearances
120 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2011
last heard Aug 2018
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Yeah, we've been making inquiries today.
Apparently the most significant research in this area is the Measuring National Wellbeing Survey from the Office for National Statistics.
It shows that people in the UK are, on the whole, very satisfied with their lives.
It's only been going three years, but it corresponds with research over the past 25 years, which shows that happiness increases as unemployment and crime falls.
Well, Labour say it would raise £1.2 billion a year.
The Lib Dems say it would raise about £1 billion a year.
And it actually probably would raise as much as they say because they've built in wiggle room to their plans.
They can make it happen.
Just to explain what the idea is, they'd both raise a tax on properties worth more than £2 million.
Like council tax, properties would be put into bands and charged accordingly.
Let's take a closer look at Labour's plans.
So properties worth £2 million to £3 million would be charged a flat £3,000.
And they haven't said how much more expensive properties would be charged, but, you know, it would go up in tranches.
The Lib Dem plan is similar.
They tax homes worth between £2 and £2.5 million, £2,000 a year.
And again, it would go up in bands from there.
And we know they tax homes worth £4 to £5 million, £9,000.
But they haven't said how much tax would apply for homes worth more than that.
Yes.
I mean, no one knows how many properties there are that are worth more than £2 million.
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