Andy Burnham urged to scrap 6 taxes and replace them with one levy

Andy Burnham urged to scrap income tax and National Insurance

Proposals call for a radical overhaul of the UK's tax system

Andy Burnham warned against proposed 50% income tax for top earners

Andy Burnham has been warned against increasing the top rate of income tax to 50 per cent should he enter Downing Street this September.The former Greater Manchester mayor would face an immediate challenge of finding £4.7billion in savings or additional revenue to fund defence commitments announced by the Government last month.The additional rate of income tax currently stands at 45 per cent on earnings above £125,140 a year, with both Burnham a…

Andy Burnham urged to scrap 6 taxes and replace them with one levy

A letter from a group of economists has urged Andy Burnham to scrap six key taxes