Chancellor rejects calls to raise Capital Gains Tax in Budget

The Chancellor has reportedly ruled out raising Capital Gains Tax in the Budget, despite calls to do so. Financial Times coverage frames the pressure as aligning CGT with income tax rates.

Timeline

1. 20 Oct, 06:00 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 20 Oct, 06:00 UTCBBC reports Chancellor rejects CGT rise
3. 20 Oct, 06:00 UTCFT reports Healey rejects equalising CGT and income tax
4. 20 Oct, 06:29 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• capital gains taxGoogle Trends
• Healey rejects calls to equalise capital gains and income tax ratesFinancial Times
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• Chancellor rules out CGT nuclear option: these are the alternativesInteractive Investor
• Healey to reject calls to raise capital gains tax in budgetThe Guardian