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Authors :
Kampfner, John
Source :
New Statesman. 3/7/2005, Vol. 134 Issue 4730, p10-13. 4p. 5 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Reports that the super-rich have done the best under Labour as the top one percent have seen their wealth rise at an incredible rate. Labour's record with the poor which is commendable but inequitable when compared to the very rich; Figures from the Office for National Statistics that 600,00 people double their wealth in Labour's first six years in office; How London has become a tax haven for the wealthy; Role of "non-domiciled resident tax status in making the rich richer; List of those who made out particularly well such as Phillip Green, the Duke of Westminster, Bernie and Slavica Ecclestone and others; Tax laws which benefit the wealthy; Proposal to address the inequities from the Liberal Democrats. INSET: WHO GAINED MOST, 1997-2004.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13647431
Volume :
134
Issue :
4730
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Statesman
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
16278624