Danny Alexander: mansion tax is 'simple, fair, unavoidable'

In a speech to the party's Autumn Conference, Danny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, said wealthy individuals needed to pay their fair share of tax. "In this country, we tax work, effort and income too highly, and unearned wealth far too little. Now you can move your money off shore but you can't move your mansion," he said. "That's why we want a mansion tax. It's simple, it's fair, it's unavoidable. "An extra levy on high value property would get more money from those who can afford it. It would ensure that the burden of the next round of deficit reduction is shared...