David Wighton is a columnist for Financial News
Stamp duty is a mess. And it’s about to get messier. There will soon be so many exemptions to the tax charged on UK share purchases that those who do pay it may feel like mugs.
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David Wighton is a columnist for Financial News
Stamp duty is a mess. And it’s about to get messier. There will soon be so many exemptions to the tax charged on UK share purchases that those who do pay it may feel like mugs.