Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension
The Centre for a Better Britain, a thinktank linked to Reform UK, has called for abolishing the UK state pension in a report proposing £75bn in tax cuts. The report also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes, weakening rules for UK banks and creating investment accounts offering £1,000 to newborns. It is due to be launched privately on Wednesday.
The Centre for a Better Britain has called for the abolition of the UK state pension in a report that proposes £75bn in tax cuts.
The thinktank, which is linked to Reform UK, also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes and weakening rules for UK banks.
The report recommends investment accounts offering £1,000 to newborns, modelled on accounts associated with Donald Trump. It is due to be formally launched at a private event with City executives on Wednesday.
The report is described as likely to influence Reform UK’s platform for the next election.
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