Stamp duty cut slammed for ‘propping up house prices’ and benefiting the wealthier
“People don’t need help to move home. They need help to keep and heat the one they have.”
“People don’t need help to move home. They need help to keep and heat the one they have.”
The Chancellor has signalled he may cut the tax for first time buyers. It would be a fig-leaf for the fact they’ve shelved their housing programme.
A three percentage point increase in stamp duty may not be the most effective way to address the problem, but Labour’s new proposal is a step in the right direction
Given the size of the bank bailouts, the government should be more ambitious in dealing with this under-taxed sector
The chancellor’s statement has for once given Westminster the upper hand over Holyrood.
A think tank has called for devolved powers over stamp duty for the Welsh Government and there are continuing calls for Cardiff to have borrowing powers.
There has been an almost deafening silence from Grant Shapps and Eric Pickles over the dropping of the Tory manifesto pledge to raise the stamp duty threshold.