Green Party manifesto 2024: key personal finance general election policies

A Green Party government would introduce a wealth tax, increase National Insurance Contributions for high earners, and move towards a universal basic income.

The Green Party launch their 2024 general election manifesto at Hove cricket ground
The Green Party want to target the wealthy with taxes
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The Green Party manifesto for the 2024 general election has been launched, with the party making several eye-catching pledges.

Speaking from Sussex County Cricket Club’s ground in Hove, co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay promised that a Green government would give nature legal rights and would renationalise water companies and the railways. Other pledges included plans to end the “hostile environment” faced by migrants and refugees, and to bring in a four-day working week.

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