UK’s property taxes highest in world according to official figures

UK’s property taxes highest in world according to official figures

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world for the second year running.

Just as Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to be resisting calls for an extension to the stamp duty holiday, and may be considering hiking capital gains tax in next spring’s Budget, so figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development show how heavily taxed the UK property sector is already. To continue reading this article, please click here
Source: Estate Agent Today



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