Politics · United Kingdom · 2 hrs ago
Think tank backs £6bn in tax rises on pensioners and landlords
The Resolution Foundation has proposed tax changes ahead of the UK Budget.
It backs raising £6bn through taxes affecting pensioners and landlords.
It also suggests targeting homeowners, banks and wealth, but does not specify how those taxes would work.
The aim is to address what it describes as a large gap in public finances.
The proposals could affect several groups, including people who own homes or rent out property.
The Budget is due in two weeks, but it is not stated whether the government will adopt these ideas.
The Resolution Foundation backs £6bn in tax rises on pensioners and landlords, according to the headline.
The think tank’s report also suggests targeting homeowners, banks and wealth.
The report was published two weeks before the Budget.
The article says the proposals aim to address a “huge hole” in public finances.
- Who
- The Resolution Foundation, a think tank.
- What
- It backs £6bn in tax rises on pensioners and landlords, and suggests targeting homeowners, banks and wealth.
- When
- The report was published two weeks before the Budget; the article was published on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- To fill what the article describes as a “huge hole” in public finances.
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- Proposed tax rises
- £6bn
- Report author
- Resolution Foundation
- Report timing
- Two weeks before the Budget
- Other proposed targets
- Homeowners, banks and wealth
Sources
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