The Budget takes steps to tackle cost-of-living crisis but the government must go further, say Labour MPs

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "While greater taxation on gambling giants, landlords and properties worth over £2 million is very welcome, I'm concerned that the freeze on income tax thresholds will leave people's living standards at a standstill when so many are struggling to make ends meet.
59% : " Clive Lewis MP: "Today's Budget has some welcome steps, including ending the two-child limit and the start of council tax reform.
55% : She also noted that "80% of millionaires and 78% of the UK public specifically support a 2% wealth tax which would raise £22bn".
53% : Reeves announced a high value council tax surcharge on homes worth over £2 million, almost doubled the tax on online gambling, and increased taxes on landlords' rental income by 2%.
51% : " On the freezing of income tax thresholds, she said she "will examine the detail".
48% : Many MPs have welcomed the abolition of the two-child limit but say the government should have focused on making the super rich pay more tax There have been mixed reactions from Labour MPs to the government's Budget yesterday.
41% : "I'll keep pushing the government to go much further -- above all to tax extreme wealth instead of hitting workers with stealth taxes -- so we can finally get to grips with the cost-of-living emergency facing millions.
40% : The government's decision to scrap the two-child limit is a clear winner from Rachel Reeves' statement, but several Labour backbenchers say that the government should have raised taxes on wealth, not workers.
38% : However, the chancellor opted to keep income tax thresholds frozen until April 2031, meaning working people will pay more tax 'by stealth'. Richard Burgon, Labour MP for Leeds East, said: "Everyone who fought to scrap the two-child cap and pushed for measures to make the wealthiest pay more -- like the new mansion tax -- can take real credit for that progress.
36% : Maskell also said the introduction of a council tax surcharge on high value homes was positive, but added: "we urgently need to fix our tax system, to get rid of loopholes that allow billionaires to pay as much tax as nurses and school teachers".

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