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Labour ‘will make rich pay their way’
McDonnell pledges fairer tax system after Tories get chucked

A FAIR taxation system implemented by Labour would see corporations and the rich “paying their way more,” shadow chancellor John McDonnell said yesterday.

Asked to define who is rich, he said they would be individuals earning “above £70,000 to £80,000 a year.”

But when questioned on whether that would mean people in that income bracket paying more, Mr McDonnell added: “That’s not what we’ve said.”

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