article_snippet: Ed Balls suggested that those earning more than £80,000 were rich and could bear to pay more.
article_snippet: Ed Balls added: ‘If you look at people on middle and lower incomes
article_snippet: this isn’t only people on £10,000 or £20,000 a year, it’s £50,£60, £70, £80,000 a year
article_snippet: Ed Balls added: 'People on all these income levels are in our mind.
article_snippet: People on the income levels (I am) talking about are very much in our minds when our talk about middle and lower incomes.
highlights_snippet: But Ed Balls suggested those earning over £80,000  could bear to pay more .