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Nesgroup address: misc.invest.real-estate - Date & Time for the message: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:21:22 +0000
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Re: DTel: Stamp duty bleeds the middle classes
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In message <s7SdnYazvMyYUPTenZ2dnUVZ8qadnZ2d@brightview.co.uk>, Doug Ramage <ramage@XXukaccountant.net> writes ><s_pickle2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message >news:1130955464.576288.82390@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... >bjw wrote: >> kuacou241@yahoo.com wrote: >> > Today, stamp duty is charged at one per cent on homes sold for >> > £120,000 to £250,000, three per cent between £250,000 and £500,000 >> > and four per cent for those above £500,000. >> I was astonished to learn that these rates are levied not on the >> proportion of the price *over the threshold*, but over the *entire* >> purchase price. So for example, when buying a house at £250,000 you >> would pay £2,500 in stamp duty, but for a house at £250,001 (one >> pound over the thhreshold) you would pay £7,500 - a difference of >> £5,000. How can they get away with structuring the tax like this? >Because it is easy to calculate. >And gets more money for the government. :) |
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