Greens urge Rachel Reeves to deliver real change  

Greens call on chancellor to:  

• Raise taxes on the very wealthiest to help fund a better future for everyone  

• Avoid more austerity by another name 

Ahead of today’s Budget, co-leader Carla Denyer said: 

“We need to see Labour use this opportunity to make some bold decisions.  

“Fourteen years of Tory underinvestment in our NHS, our schools, care for our elderly loved ones have left our public services crumbling around us and in a state of crisis. We deserve better. We demand better. 

“It’s clear that the country just can’t afford more austerity under a different name. Labour campaigned on a manifesto of change – so now it’s time to deliver.  

“Real change that people will see around them in a tangible way – in the hospitals they visit when they’re ill, in their kids’ education, in affordable and reliable bus services to get around. 

“Real change is a political choice. The money to fund our public services is available. By taxing the very wealthiest a little more we can fund a better future for everyone.   

“Let’s see if Labour can deliver.”