Green party conference opens with call for wealth tax to fund renewables

In Harrogate, Green co-leaders pledge to target richest 1% and biggest polluters with ‘dirty profits’ tax

The Greens have kicked off their conference with a call for taxes on wealth and “dirty profits” to finance the transition to renewable energy – and a condemnation of Labour’s plans, unveiled last week, as woefully insufficient.

At the gathering in Harrogate, days after a Labour conference based heavily around clean power initiatives, the Green party in England and Wales – the Scottish Greens are separate – repeatedly stressed policy differences not just over renewables but also areas such as support for strikers and public ownership.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/30/green-party-conference-opens-wealth-tax-renewables

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