Andy Burnham warned against 'stupid' capital gains tax raid on second homes and shares

Andy Burnham warned against 'stupid' capital gains tax raid on second homes and shares  GB News

Abbie Llewelyn, Press Association political staff Andy Burnham has been warned against raising capital gains tax by a former Tory Treasury minister, who has said it would be a “stupid” thing to do. Lord O’Neill of Gatley, who was a Treasury minister in the Cameron and May governments, now sits as a crossbencher in the…

Lord O’Neill said Mr Burnham had done a ‘great job so far’ as Prime Minister in creating a more positive atmosphere

Prime Minister succeeded Sir Keir Starmer last month, hiring John Healey to the brief of Chancellor as part of his first Cabinet.

Andy Burnham warned over ‘stupid’ tax raid on capital gains  The Times

A fresh capital gains tax raid on Britain’s wealthiest would ultimately lose the government money, according to new Conservative analysis of Treasury data. Internal government modelling suggests that the top rate of capital gains tax (CGT) is already too high and hiking it further would lead to lower tax receipts. Figu

HOUSEHOLD energy bills are set to rise to a three-year high this winter as the SNP have accused Andy Burnham of breaking his promise to bring down the cost of living.

The source added that Russia is already testing Britain's security infrastructure daily and that "something bigger is only a matter of time".

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The Treasury raked in nearly £7 billion more from Londoners in just a year