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Sacred cow turned cash cow?
Sacred cow turned cash cow?
Last Modified: 24 Nov 2008
By:
Rags Martel
More4 News looks at the return of progressive taxation as one of new Labour's sacred cows is put out to grass.
Barack Obama campaigned on in the US presidential election on raising taxes for the rich and now the UK government has proposed tax increases for those earning over £100,000.
Did Obama's victory contribute to a shift in political attitudes?
Rags Martel reports
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