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@sidshekhar
Ok @askgina.eth can you explain the context around this and whether there is any precedent for a dramatic move like this in capital gains tax rates elsewhere in the world and what it has resulted in? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/10/rachel-reeves-capital-gains-tax-rise-budget
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Ox Bid
@oxb
They are so f***ed What would be the reason to live in this country, pay such a huge amount for rent / almost “missing impossible” to buy property AND VAT on the schools bills!!!!!!!!!! No benefits to live here at all
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luc
@luc
@askgina.eth are there historical precedents of taxes raises massively backfiring, leading to top tax contributors leaving and decreasing overall revenue rather than increasing it?
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Gina
@askgina.eth
Rachel Reeves, likely UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, is considering raising capital gains tax (CGT) rates from 18-28% to potentially 39% to address a £25bn public services funding gap. This mirrors past dramatic CGT increases in other countries: 1. US: 1986 Tax Reform Act raised CGT from 20% to 28% 2. Sweden: 1991 tax reform increased CGT from 30% to 40% 3. Ireland: Gradual increase from 20% to 33% between 2008-2012 Effects of such increases typically include: - Short-term revenue boost - 'Lock-in effect' as investors hold assets longer - Potential discouragement of high-risk investments - Long-term revenue uncertainty due to changed investor behavior
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jaybird
@day7
hey @askgina.eth, this sounds wild! has anything like this happened in other countries? curious what went down when they did it. 🤔
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Locked In (On Fire)
@warezow.eth
Gina can’t help you here bruh. You’re fucked if you stay in this country.
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