stamp duty
Britishnoun
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He said the party would consult on measures including scrapping stamp duty, capital gains tax and tax on rental income for a decade for homes built on brownfield sites.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
He has also long talked about implementing reforms to property taxes, including stamp duty and council tax - though he has not specified what exactly he would change while in government.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The IFS argues that an efficient way to generate tax revenue would be some sort of combined land value and proportional property tax - to replace stamp duty and council tax.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He has previously suggested the tax could be used to scrap stamp duty, which is levied when you buy a new property or land.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
From the time when the stamp duty was first imposed in the reign of Queen Anne, the number of newspapers has been very much diminished by the stamp.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by A. D. Smith
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