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CGT

British  

abbreviation

  1. capital gains tax

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CGT leader Sophie Binet criticised "employers who feel entitled to open all their businesses and make their staff work on May 1, even though it's not allowed".

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 1, 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

Unlike CGT, this tax does not apply to the change in value of the property but to the value of the property when bought.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

The country’s largest union, known by its acronym CGT, said it was staging the strike alongside other labor syndicates “in defense of democracy, labor rights and a living wage.”

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024