Today the Greens became the first party to publish their general election manifesto. So what are they promising — and how does it differ from previous pledges?

THE ECONOMY

2019: Invest over £100 billion a year in a “green new deal”

Create millions of jobs in renewable energy, transport and land management. Introduce a universal basic income of £89 a week for all adults. Merge national insurance, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, dividend tax and income tax into a single consolidated income tax raising an additional £20 billion a year. Abolish council tax and business rates, replacing them with a land value tax of about 1.4 per cent of the land’s current value. Increase corporation tax to 24 per cent.

2017

Introduce a universal