Seventeen percent is just highway robbery for the folks who are already working two jobs to keep food on the table—it’s plain wrong to take that much from people who can barely scrape by. We’re not asking for a handout, just a fair shake: drop the tax to ten percent and stop bleeding dry the people who need every penny they earn.
The numbers behind the demand
Previous
17%
Tax rate when demanded
Right now
16%
Current tax rate
— not yet delivered
What voters want
≤ 10%
Cut the rate to no higher than 10%
Next election on 22 February 2025 (in 2 months).
Pledges (1)
Social Democratic Alliance
pledged Aug. 1, 2021
Broken promise
held power: cabinet
“Once the financial bailout is ended we can fund this very easily even while increasing spending”