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ALT Headline reads: “It’s time to tackle extreme wealth inequality.” Quote from Ellie Chowns, MP for North Herefordshire: “The Chancellor used his speech today to repeatedly stress a message of new leadership offering new hope, yet when it came to the substance behind the rhetoric, Britain was once again left with more of the same. “He made no mention of the extraordinary wealth inequality holding our country back, nor did he state any ambitions for fair taxation of wealth. “A government serious about fixing our economy cannot afford to look the other way while the uber-rich accumulate ever-more wealth and dodge paying their fair share.”
ALT A green graphic with money falling from someone's hand and text that reads "The Green Party Says tax big banks to back small businesses, here's why", with an arrow pointing to the right.
ALT A green graphic with a fist depicted breaking a piggy bank and cash falling out with text that reads "Tax big banks to back small businesses. Big banks are raking it in... The UK's biggest banks are regularly making record-breaking profits. Not because they are improving their services of products... but simply because of high interest rates set by the Bank of England. High interest rates = big bank profits."
ALT A green graphic with two hands passing a credit card and money falling from their hands with text that reads "Tax big banks to back small businesses. Small businesses are feeling the squeeze. Take Barclays. It saw profits jump in the first six months of 2026, boosting its bonuses for executives by nearly 30%. Small businesses aren't so lucky. The same high interest rates that are boosting big bank profits are squeezing the small businesses by pushing up costs. Something should be done…
ALT A green graphic depicting someone putting money into a piggy bank with text that reads "Tax big banks to back small businesses. Tax big bank profits... to back small businesses. The Green Party is calling for a windfall tax on the domestic profits of the UK's biggest banks and use the funds to double National Insurance support to small and medium businesses - an extra £10,500 per year."
