Austerity: 'No difference' only taxing rich

The latest survey of British Social Attitudes suggests 48% of Brtions think the government should raise taxes, redistribute wealth and create more jobs.

Paul Johnson, from The Institute of Fiscal Studies, told the Today programme to achieve that "you have to do something that hits everybody".

You can't make a "big difference" just taxing the rich, he added.

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