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Jacob Rees-Mogg’s policies on economic issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average UK [United Kingdom] voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

the Economy  ›  Taxes

Should the U.K. raise taxes on the rich?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the national minimum wage?

  Party’s support baseYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation

the Economy  ›  Tax Evasion

Should the government prosecute people who avoid paying taxes by hiding money in foreign bank accounts?

  Party’s support baseYes, we should strongly disincentivise those who move money out of the country

the Economy  ›  Inflation

Has the government done enough to lower inflation?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Tax on Wealthy and Corporations

Do you support tax policies that target high earners, banks, and luxury sectors?

  Party’s support baseNo


the Economy  ›  Corporate Tax

Should the U.K. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

  Party’s support baseLower

the Economy  ›  Mansion Tax

Should homeowners pay higher taxes on "mansions" valued over £2m?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

  Party’s support baseMore

the Economy  ›  Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Food Import Standards

Should the government ban food imports that do not meet the UK's domestic farming and animal welfare standards?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, we must stop low-quality products like 'chlorine-washed chicken' from undercutting British farmers

the Economy  ›  Tax Rate

Should the top tax rate of income over £150,000 be raised to 50 percent?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Inheritance Tax

Should the government abolish the inheritance tax?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Four-day Workweek

Should the United Kingdom transition to a four-day workweek?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Child Benefit

Should child benefits be restricted to a maximum of two children?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Budget Surplus Spending

Should a budget surplus fund tax cuts, cost-of-living support, and public services?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  32-Hour Work Week

Do you support a 32-hour work week?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  CEO Pay Cap

Should the government enforce a cap on CEO pay relative to the pay of their employees?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  AI Displacement Tax

Should companies be required to pay a tax when they replace human workers with AI?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

  Party’s support baseHurt

the Economy  ›  Raising Retirement Age

Should the government raise the retirement age?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, the pension system is mathematically unsustainable as the workforce shrinks

the Economy  ›  Bonus Cap

Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Energy Nationalisation

Should energy companies be brought back into public ownership?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, competition keeps prices lower and innovation higher than a state monopoly

the Economy  ›  Private Equity Compensation

Should the government increase taxes on private equity executives?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

the Economy  ›  Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Free Trade

Should the U.K. pursue free trade deals with other countries?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Young Benefit Claimants

Should 18-21 year olds take on unpaid community work in order to claim benefits?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Childcare Fee Cap

Should the government cap childcare fees to improve affordability?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

Should the government replace physical cash with a central bank digital currency?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, cash protects privacy and works during power outages

the Economy  ›  Offshore Banking

Should citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

  Party’s support baseYes, but in the form of tax breaks for all citizens

the Economy  ›  Non-Domicile Rule

Should the government abolish the non-domicile rule which allows residents to limit the tax paid on earnings outside the UK?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Capital Gains Tax Alignment

Should money earned from investments be taxed at the same rate as money earned from working?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, we should incentivize investment to stimulate economic growth

the Economy  ›  Shrinkflation

Should the government ban companies from reducing product size without lowering the price?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, companies must be free to adjust product sizes to manage their own rising costs

the Economy  ›  Minimum Service Levels

Should public sector workers be forced to maintain minimum service levels during strikes?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Bedroom Tax

Should tenants receive less benefits if they live in a housing association or council property with more bedrooms than occupants?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Domestic Jobs

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Pensioners Tax Cuts

Should pensioners receive a tax cut of 300 pounds per year?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Free Broadband

Should the government provide free broadband to all UK homes and businesses?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Pension Triple Lock

Should the 'Triple Lock' on state pensions (rising by inflation, earnings, or 2.5%) be maintained?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

the Economy  ›  Right to Disconnect

Should employers be banned from contacting employees outside of working hours?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Buy to Let

Should mortgage lenders be allowed to provide buy-to-let mortgage loans?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Surcharge Ban

Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Winter Fuel Payment Eligibility

Should the government restrict winter fuel payments to only the poorest pensioners?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Public Sector Borrowing

Should the government reduce public sector borrowing?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

  Party’s support baseNo, this will hurt our manufacturing businesses that rely on importing cheap resources to make their products

the Economy  ›  State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Do you support the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)?

  Party’s support baseYes

the Economy  ›  Gig worker tax reporting

Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Decentralised Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

  Party’s support baseNo, classify cryptocurrencies as unregulated commodities

the Economy  ›  Stock Buybacks

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

  Party’s support baseNo

the Economy  ›  Renegotiating Foreign Debt

Should the United Kingdom renegotiate its debt obligations to adversarial nations?

  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, altering the terms of debt obligations is economic suicide and should never be considered