Gary Lineker wants millionaires like him to pay wealth tax – The Latest

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Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker are asking Andy Burnham to tax their wealth more.

More than 100 UK-based millionaires have signed an open letter to the prime minister, saying: ‘We want you to tax us.

We can afford it.’ So should the government introduce a wealth tax?

And why is the idea getting more popular?

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