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General secretary Brendan Barber said extreme wealth was "socially divisive and morally objectionable". The TUC says higher tax rates should be imposed on earnings between £100,000-£150,000 and over £200,000. 'Ordinary people' Limiting tax relief and tax avoidance measures open to the well-off could raise £5bn, Mr Barber said. He told a briefing ahead of the conference that ministers "should show that they are on the side of ordinary people". Mr Barber added that "the government should go further to cut the tax bills of ordinary families". This could include income tax cuts or VAT reductions, including for energy bills, he said. A TUC study - Do the super rich matter? - has been published to coincide with the organisation's annual congress in Brighton. It compared the fortunes of Britain's wealthiest people with the largest estates left in wills in each decade since the 1850s.

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General secretary Brendan Barber said extreme wealth was "socially divisive and morally objectionable". The TUC says higher tax rates should be imposed on earnings between £100,000-£150,000 and over £200,000. 'Ordinary people' Limiting tax relief and tax avoidance measures open to the well-off could raise £5bn, Mr Barber said. He told a briefing ahead of the conference that ministers "should show that they are on the side of ordinary people". Mr Barber added that "the government should go further to cut the tax bills of ordinary families". This could include income tax cuts or VAT reductions, including for energy bills, he said. A TUC study - Do the super rich matter? - has been published to coincide with the organisation's annual congress in Brighton. It compared the fortunes of Britain's wealthiest people with the largest estates left in wills in each decade since the 1850s.