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Stamp Duty Land Tax Bill

Proceeding contribution from David Gauke (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 December 2014. It occurred during Debate on bills on Stamp Duty Land Tax Bill.

It is an example of that. In yesterday’s Treasury questions, in the context of the reduction of the 50p rate of tax to 45p, I pointed out that the

proportion of income tax paid by the top 1% has been higher—and is projected to be higher—in the years since that cut than it was when the 50p rate was in place. There is a similar point to be made here. For properties, we estimate that the top 1% will be paying just under 40% of all stamp duty yields, whereas in 2010, under the old system, the top 1% were paying only 19% of all yields. Stamp duty has become more progressive as a consequence of our changes.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
589 c909 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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