Should higher earners pay to use the NHS?

report by the International Monetary Fund has called on the British government to consider charging those on high incomes to use the NHS. The report suggested that in the face of “tough fiscal choices” facing the chancellor, “access to public service could depend more on an individual’s capacity to pay”. We ask two experts whether this idea could work.

Yes

Ben Ramanauskas, a senior research fellow in economics at the centre-right think tank Policy Exchange

The country can no longer afford to provide healthcare to everyone free at the point of use. It is time for middle and high-earners to start paying.

Should higher earners pay to use the NHS?

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