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Federation of trade unions in England and Wales representing working people.
HMT should capture productivity gains for public use through wealth taxation, equalisation of capital gains and income tax, review incentives for investment in labour-augmenting technology, and increase the bank surcharge.
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Trades Union Congress, “Artificial intelligence, business and the future of the workforce,” July 22, 2026.
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Governments should tax capital, not labor, as AI makes human work less central to the economy
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AI Verified Verified: TUC explicitly recommends wealth taxation and equalising capital-gains and income tax to capture AI productivity gains publicly. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Verified for: TUC’s recommendation to use wealth and capital taxation to capture AI gains supports taxing capital rather than labor. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Verified: TUC report contains this exact policy recommendation; TUC is the organizational speaker. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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