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Green Party: Taxing wealth fairly would avoid need for cuts

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Green Party: Taxing wealth fairly would avoid need for cuts

Green Party: Taxing wealth fairly would avoid need for cuts

The Green Party has said the government's expected cuts to welfare are "not fair" and that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could avoid making the cuts by choosing to "tax wealth fairly".

Co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay joined MPs holding placards outside the Treasury, at a 'Rebalance the Economy' photo-op.

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