Question follow-through · 10576
Wealth: Equality
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce wealth inequality in the UK.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 22 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce wealth inequality in the UK.
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Government is committed to making sure everyone pays their fair share of tax, which helps to fund our vital public services. The UK taxes wealth across many different economic activities, helping to ensure that the most well-off in our society make a ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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