I think that's outweighed by the deterrent effect it has on companies deciding where to have their [primary] listing. And you could have a more targeted anti-day trading tax if you wanted. (View Post)

Erm, what ? Distinguishing shares from land from other things is not the hardest task HMRC has ever faced. SD/SDRT on shares is definitely a bad tax and should be abolished, but it doesn't have to be… (View Post)

Exactly. If we accept that overall tax policy should exert x amount of downward pressure on house prices, doing that through a regular periodic land value tax is far better than doing it through a on… (View Post)

It's an effective strategy in the US but doesn't have much advantage in the UK: see the end of this article https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/investing/stocks-shares/buy-borrow-die-strategy-save-tax/ (View Post)

About 3x faster. 7kw Vs 2.3 kw. In the UK anyway, where domestic supply is single phase. (View Post)