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Labour manifesto: Extra £48.6bn in tax revenue to fund pledges Labour manifesto: Extra £48.6bn in tax revenue to fund pledges
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Labour has unveiled pledges costing £48.6bn - to be funded from extra tax revenue - in its election manifesto.Labour has unveiled pledges costing £48.6bn - to be funded from extra tax revenue - in its election manifesto.
Leader Jeremy Corbyn said the manifesto - including billions for schools and the NHS and an expansion of free childcare - was a "programme of hope".Leader Jeremy Corbyn said the manifesto - including billions for schools and the NHS and an expansion of free childcare - was a "programme of hope".
The income tax rate would rise to 45p for earnings above £80,000 and then to 50p in each pound earned over £123,000.The income tax rate would rise to 45p for earnings above £80,000 and then to 50p in each pound earned over £123,000.
It also includes the nationalisation of England's water companies and scrapping university tuition fees.It also includes the nationalisation of England's water companies and scrapping university tuition fees.
Labour said all the pledges were costed, with other fundraising measures including corporation tax rises, a crackdown on tax avoidance and an "excessive pay levy" on salaries above £330,000.Labour said all the pledges were costed, with other fundraising measures including corporation tax rises, a crackdown on tax avoidance and an "excessive pay levy" on salaries above £330,000.
The Tories said the sums "don't add up". But the Conservatives said working families would "pay the price" for what they said were a series of unfunded spending commitments.
"Whatever your age or situation, people are under pressure, struggling to make ends meet," Mr Corbyn said as he launched the proposals in Bradford. Launching the proposals in Bradford, the Labour leader said "whatever your age or situation, people are under pressure, struggling to make ends meet. Our manifesto is for you."
"Our manifesto is for you." Mr Corbyn joked about last week's leak of a draft of the proposals and then said Labour would not increase VAT or National Insurance, with income tax rises reserved for the "richest 5% of high earners".
Labour is the first of the major parties to publish its manifesto ahead of the general election on 8 June. The manifesto, the first to be announced by one of the major parties ahead of the 8 June election, also includes:
Launching the manifesto, Mr Corbyn joked about last week's leak of a draft of the proposals and then said Labour would not increase VAT or National Insurance, with income tax rises reserved for the "richest 5% of high earners".
The manifesto also includes:
Mr Corbyn said he was confident that once voters could "study the issues" they would conclude: "That the few have prevailed over the many for too long.Mr Corbyn said he was confident that once voters could "study the issues" they would conclude: "That the few have prevailed over the many for too long.
"And that they will decide it is now time for Labour.""And that they will decide it is now time for Labour."
Paul Johnson, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said it was "genuinely uncertain" whether increases to income tax would raise the £6.4bn Labour has earmarked, adding that they represented a "big increase" for high earners.Paul Johnson, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said it was "genuinely uncertain" whether increases to income tax would raise the £6.4bn Labour has earmarked, adding that they represented a "big increase" for high earners.
Analysis: They're not 'all the same'Analysis: They're not 'all the same'
BBC political editor Laura KuenssbergBBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg
I've said it before and I'll say it again.I've said it before and I'll say it again.
This is not an election where voters can say, with justification, "they are all the same".This is not an election where voters can say, with justification, "they are all the same".
The just-launched Labour manifesto shows, in black and white, why that is simply not the case.The just-launched Labour manifesto shows, in black and white, why that is simply not the case.
The party is including £48.6bn of extra tax rises, and the same in extra spending commitments. The party is including £48.6bn of extra tax rises, and the same in extra spending commitments. In the coming hours, the details will be pored over at length; they matter enormously.
In the coming hours, the details will be pored over at length; they matter enormously. But the big picture is clear. Jeremy Corbyn is taking the Labour Party in this election to a very different place - away from the recent consensus that the UK should be moving to lower borrowing, and lower taxation.
But the big picture is clear. The manifesto spells out a vision, for good or for ill, of more spending, more tax, and more borrowing. And in a big way.
Jeremy Corbyn is taking the Labour Party in this election to a very different place - away from the recent consensus that the UK should be moving to lower borrowing, and lower taxation.
The manifesto spells out a vision, for good or for ill, of more spending, more tax, and more borrowing.
And in a big way.
On welfare, Labour said it would "act immediately to end the worst excesses of the Conservative government's changes", including scrapping the so-called bedroom tax and restoring housing benefit for under 21s.On welfare, Labour said it would "act immediately to end the worst excesses of the Conservative government's changes", including scrapping the so-called bedroom tax and restoring housing benefit for under 21s.
Mr Corbyn told BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg £2bn would be spent on the "worst effects" of the cap on benefits.Mr Corbyn told BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg £2bn would be spent on the "worst effects" of the cap on benefits.
"You will see a lot of changes on it," he said."You will see a lot of changes on it," he said.
"But bear in mind we've had two weeks in order to prepare all of these policy issues because of the speed in which the election has been called."But bear in mind we've had two weeks in order to prepare all of these policy issues because of the speed in which the election has been called.
"I accept the challenge. We've produced I think a very well thought out and very credible manifesto in a very short space of time. I think we deserve some credit for that, actually.""I accept the challenge. We've produced I think a very well thought out and very credible manifesto in a very short space of time. I think we deserve some credit for that, actually."
Labour said it would return the railways to public ownership as franchises expire, or in some cases using franchise reviews or break clauses.Labour said it would return the railways to public ownership as franchises expire, or in some cases using franchise reviews or break clauses.
The manifesto did not set out how its plans to nationalise the national grid and the water industry would be funded.The manifesto did not set out how its plans to nationalise the national grid and the water industry would be funded.
Shadow cabinet member Sarah Champion told the BBC the water proposal was "an intent" and that Labour would "need to look at the legislation".Shadow cabinet member Sarah Champion told the BBC the water proposal was "an intent" and that Labour would "need to look at the legislation".
Labour has already made a series of tax pledges, including increasing corporation tax from 19% to 26% and a "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions, to fund multi-billion pound spending commitments on health, education and policing.Labour has already made a series of tax pledges, including increasing corporation tax from 19% to 26% and a "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions, to fund multi-billion pound spending commitments on health, education and policing.
The manifesto also includes a pay levy designed to discourage companies from paying "excessive" salaries.The manifesto also includes a pay levy designed to discourage companies from paying "excessive" salaries.
Companies paying staff more than £330,000 will pay a 2.5% surcharge while salaries above £500,000 will be charged at 5%. Labour has said the move, designed to reduce pay inequality by bearing down on "very high pay", will only apply to firms with "high numbers of staff".Companies paying staff more than £330,000 will pay a 2.5% surcharge while salaries above £500,000 will be charged at 5%. Labour has said the move, designed to reduce pay inequality by bearing down on "very high pay", will only apply to firms with "high numbers of staff".
Treasury Chief Secretary David Gauke dismissed the Labour manifesto as "nonsensical", claiming much of it was comprised of "non-funded spending proposals." Speaking on a visit to Stoke-on-Trent, Prime Minister Theresa May said Labour's sums did not add up and people should be "worried" about what would happen if they won power.
He said the tax rises Labour had promised were "very, very unlikely to be delivered" and would "damage investment and drive away wealth creators and make the UK a much less attractive place to put jobs and investment." "What we see is actually these policies, they are not sensible economic policies and would actually damage our economy," she said.
"It will make the UK a weaker economy," he said.
SNP deputy leader Angus Robertson claimed the manifesto was full of "headline-chasing policy announcements" - adding that many of the pledges were already being delivered in Scotland by the SNP administration.SNP deputy leader Angus Robertson claimed the manifesto was full of "headline-chasing policy announcements" - adding that many of the pledges were already being delivered in Scotland by the SNP administration.
Liberal Democrat former cabinet minister Alistair Carmichael condemned Labour's approach to Brexit, accusing it of "failing to stand up for our membership of the single market and refusing to give you the final say over the Brexit deal." Liberal Democrat former cabinet minister Alistair Carmichael condemned Labour's approach to Brexit, accusing it of "failing to stand up for our membership of the single market and refusing to give you the final say over the Brexit deal".