AGENCIES: Facebook has removed an advert from a tax campaign group for breaking its rules on political advertising.
The Fair Tax Campaign, run by a former Boris Johnson aide, has been running an ad with the message “could you afford an extra £214 each month?”
It claims that this is what Labour’s tax plans would mean for everyone.
Labour is yet to publish its tax plans or manifesto for the 12 December general election.
But Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell this weekend said that if it won the election, the party only planned to increase income tax for the top 5% of earners to help fund increased public spending.
“In terms of income tax, we’ve said very clearly the top 5% will pay a bit more, 95% of the earners will be protected,” he told the BBC.
A Labour spokesman called the banned Facebook ad “fake news” and said it was right that it had been swiftly removed.
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