Council tax is equivalent to 0.5%. Stamp Duty 0.2%. 1% would allow you to abolish CGT and IHT too, which is what I'd do. (View Post)

Stonking. Economic. Growth. (View Post)

One ride not to put on Strava. (View Post)

Overall that's possibly true because of a more efficient market, but in terms of actual tax paid it's nonsense - Stamp Duty is primarily paid by the richest moving from mansion to mansion. There's al… (View Post)

I don't follow this logic at all. I understand that it's a highly progressive tax primarily on minted homeowners, but getting rid of it won't alter aggregate demand on housing while it does have the … (View Post)