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Fund defence spending from tax riseon middle earners, thinktank tells Healey

Resolution Foundation argues that UK’s internationally low ‘tax wedge’ must rise to pay for defence ambitions

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Heather Stewart Economics editor1 Sept 2026, 11:01 pmUpdated 12h ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom
Fund defence spending from tax rise on middle earners, thinktank tells Healey

United Kingdom — Heather Stewart Economics editor

Resolution Foundation argues that UK’s internationally low ‘tax wedge’ must rise to pay for defence ambitions

The chancellor, John Healey, must be prepared to raise taxes for middle earners if he wants to fund significantly higher defence spending, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has said.

Healey resigned from Keir Starmer’s government in June , protesting against what he argued was the then prime minister’s failure to adequately fund defence.

The chancellor, John Healey, must be prepared to raise taxes for middle earners if he wants to fund significantly higher defence spending, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has said.

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Source: The Guardian · Heather Stewart Economics editor. Published 1 Sept 2026, 11:01 pm.

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