A group of super-rich people are begging Rishi Sunak to tax them more to spare the poor.
But the Treasury say they should just write the Government a cheque instead.
Thirty members of Patriotic Millionaires UK wrote an open letter asking the Chancellor to target the 119,000 people with more than £3.6million.
They calculate it would raise £43.7billion, enough to pay for the National Insurance rise twice over, cover the salaries of 50,000 nurses, build 35,000 affordable homes and bump up Universal Credit.
The group’s Julia Davies, 51, a lawyer from Dorset, said: “People who struggle to put food on the table are being hit by NI.
“I don’t pay NI because I earn money from wealth.
"We’re not impacted by the cost of living crisis.
"We are making a serious suggestion to solve the problem.”
Member Gemma McGough added: “It’s time we right the wrongs of an unequal world.”
But Financial Secretary Lucy Frazer told Patriotic Millionaires they are taxed enough already.
