The hon. Gentleman rightly said that labour mobility would increase. People have told me that they were deterred from moving into higher house value areas because they would not only have to take on a higher mortgage but find the tax—almost a tax on their ability to find a job—if they moved to a place where there were more job opportunities but higher house values.
Stamp Duty Land Tax
Proceeding contribution from
Anne Main
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 4 December 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Stamp Duty Land Tax.
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