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CGT

British  

abbreviation

  1. capital gains tax

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Together they turned their angst into action, building a website laying out their calculations and starting a petition calling for changes to the CGT discount and negative gearing which has garnered thousands of signatures.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The main CGT union said 300,000 had taken part.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

But CGT union representative Benjamin Girard said the ICE contract's existence was not a "revelation" to him.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The CGT union said Wednesday that the planned cuts were out of a pool of 40,000 positions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

It applies to the sale of things like paintings, second homes, and stocks and shares, but main homes are currently exempt from CGT.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

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