As today’s Spring Budget 2024 debate over a cost of living crisis continues, Zack Polanski AM released new data demonstrating the clear popularity of progressive policies like Universal Basic Income and a Wealth Tax.
In his recent YouGov survey, a majority (53 per cent) of Londoners polled supported a Universal Basic Income, a policy in which the government makes sure everyone has an income, without a means test or requirement to work. [1]
Similarly, the same YouGov poll found that more than two thirds – 68 per cent – of Londoners support a Wealth Tax, where there is a 1 per cent tax on personal wealth (possessions and/or money) above £10 million.
Green Party London Assembly Member Zack Polanski AM said:
"We hear about this cost of living crisis in the Budget debate, but the super rich are doing better than they ever have before.
"We are facing an inequality crisis. A transfer of wealth from multi millionaires to billionaires is not just popular - it's also necessary.
"A Universal Basic Income is an idea whose time has come. Change is possible - it requires the imagination and vision to do things differently. And the popularity of these ideas will continue to grow."
Notes to editors
All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 1,137 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 15th - 21st December 2023. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all adults in London (aged 18+). See a complete set of questions included in the survey.