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Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, spoke to Simon Jack on the BBC’s Today Programme and discussed how he feels the issues surrounding social care should be resolved. This comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a backlash over a potential call to increase Britons’ National Insurance. In addition to frustration from the public, Mr Johnson has faced resistance from Tory backbenchers as it would break a manifesto promise.
Mr Burnham claimed his plan to tax estates was a much fairer resolution.
The plan would involve asking all pensioners to contribute 10 percent of their estate, a strategy he said was more in line with how the country funds the NHS, everyone contributes, and everyone benefits.
Mr Jack said: “Andy Burnham is the Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester and former Health Secretary between 2009 and 2010.
“You had a plan, Andy Burnham, to tax peoples’ estates, it was dubbed death taxes, is that still your plan?”
Mr Burnham replied: “I stand by it, I think it is a much fairer way to do this.
“I would ask all pensioners to make a contribution, so 10 percent of their estate.
“That would be to introduce the NHS principle to social care because everybody would be required to contribute and everyone would benefit.
“No one would have the threat of catastrophic costs hanging over them.”
He continued: “That 10 percent is a better deal than paying up to £80,000 which is what the Government might announce today.
“For the vast majority of people, they would get a piece of mind over a much lower cost.
“It is just frustrating to me that the way the Westerner’s system has never had the courage to confront this issue.
“We are in this position because of political cowardice from a generation of politicians on all sides.
“It really pains me and I appreciate the Government is trying to do something but we are being presented today with a flawed and unfair policy.”
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