TAP intensifies campaign to Tax Wealth More and Income Less ahead of Autumn Budget

London, 16 September 2025 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) will intensify its push for reform of the tax system in the run up to the Autumn Budget on 26 November.

This effort is backed by public demand: polling consistently shows that around three-quarters of the British public support fair taxation on extreme wealth. With inequality at record levels, campaigners believe now is the moment for action.

Tom Burgess, TAP CEO said:

“Wealth in Britain is undertaxed, while work is overtaxed. That imbalance drives poverty and inequality. TAP is calling on the government to modernise the tax system—tax wealth more, tax work less—and use the proceeds to invest in health, housing, education, and infrastructure. That’s how we reduce poverty and grow the economy inclusively.”

TAP is working closely with Richard Burgon MP who is the lead sponsor of an Early Day Motion (EDM 1725) calling for a wealth tax. TAP aims to increase the support for the EDM. and the proposals to tax wealth more. Richard Burgon recently organised a petition which received over 80,000 signatures calling for a wealth tax and met with Patriotic Millionaire Gary Stevenson of @garyseconomics outside Downing St before he delivered the petition to Number 10.

TAP also expressed gratitude to the Thirty Percy Foundation, whose recent grant has enabled the organisation to strengthen its capacity, broaden collaboration, and scale up campaigning efforts in the months leading up to the Budget.

TAP will provide evidence, briefings, and practical proposals showing how taxing wealth more fairly can:  

·       Raise billions in new revenue without causing hardship

·       Reduce inequality and ease the cost of living

·       Fund vital public services and infrastructure investment

·       Support long-term, inclusive economic growth

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Notes to Editors

·       The Autumn Budget is scheduled for 26 November 2025.

·       Recent polling by YouGov and Oxfam shows around 75–78% of the UK public support wealth taxes on fortunes over £10m.

·       Taxpayers Against Poverty works with MPs, campaign groups, and grassroots organisations to highlight poverty and inequality and press for economic reform.

About Taxpayers Against PovertyTaxpayers against Poverty is a UK-based independent advocacy group dedicated to tackling poverty, inequality, and social injustice by promoting economic policies that have a direct effect on reducing poverty and the unnecessary financial hardship. TAP seeks to influence national and local policy with well-researched and robust evidence of hardship and promote practical policy proposals using a direct approach to decision makers and other influencers. TAP’s sister organisation and partner is Compassion in Politics which seeks to bring more honesty, respect and compassion into political life

For media inquiries, interviews, or to support our campaigns, please contact:

Tom Burgess, CEO, Taxpayers Against Poverty  taxpayersagainstpoverty@gmail.com www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk  www.realagenda.org

Partner & sister organisation: www.compassioninpolitics.com