Motion · S5M-23032 · 12 Oct 2020
The Rich Get Richer
The motion
That the Parliament notes a recent report produced by PWC and UBS regarding the reported increasing wealth of billionaires throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; understands that, since its outbreak, their wealth has increased by 25%, reaching £10.2 trillion, which is higher than any other point in history, the previous high of £8.9 trillion being reached in 2017; welcomes details that billionaires are donating more than ever, with 209 having publicly committing £7.2 billion during the course of the pandemic; however, considers that, as much of the rise in this wealth has been because of the pandemic, with billionaires involved in healthcare seeing their wealth increase by an estimated 50.3%, more of this wealth should be redistributed by tax or other means; agrees that the inequalities that have been highlighted by the pandemic are morally wrong, and believes that wealth must be more evenly spread around the world and across nations.
Supporters (14)
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 12 Oct 2020
- Richard Lyle 12 Oct 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 12 Oct 2020
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 12 Oct 2020
- Alex Neil 12 Oct 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 12 Oct 2020
- Maureen Watt 12 Oct 2020
- Sandra White 12 Oct 2020
- Bill Kidd 13 Oct 2020
- Mark McDonald 13 Oct 2020
- Gil Paterson 13 Oct 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 13 Oct 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 18 Oct 2020
- Alex Rowley 3 Nov 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.