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Rethinking housing taxation - a policy discussion paper

By: Thomas Crawshaw
Published: November 2009

Rethinking housing taxation - a policy discussion paper

The focus of this paper is on the way in which the taxation system affects access to, and demand for, housing. It considers potential reforms across six key areas of housing taxation: council tax, stamp duty, capital gains tax, taxation of rental income, inheritance tax and housing tax credits.