stamp duty
Britishnoun
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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
"As first-time buyers, there are costs you don't think about, like stamp duty and solicitor fees, so it was important we both knew exactly how much money we had," Hannah says.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"What stamp duty does is discourage people from buying and selling."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
Q. Are not the colonies, from their circumstances, very able to pay the stamp duty?
From Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical by Benjamin Franklin
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