Majority back tax rises to pay for COVID

A poll by the think tank Demos has found that 58% of the public would back increasing income tax for everyone by 2p in the pound to help pay for the coronavirus crisis, while raising the personal allowance to £20,000. Just 37% of respondents supported the idea of a 1p in the pound rise for everyone while 69% of people would support raising income tax on earnings over £100,000 per year by 10p in the pound.