Boris plots emergency Budget to ‘slash stamp duty’
Controversial Prime Ministerial hopeful Boris Johnson would instigate 'aggressive tax cuts, an overhaul of stamp duty and an assault on regulation' in a bid to mitigate effects of a no-deal Brexit, reports The Times
Radical stamp duty reform would pay for itself, says think tank
The Centre for Policy Studies reiterates the case for a wholesale rethink of stamp duty ahead of next month's Budget;
Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty cut is not about helping first-time buyers, but shoring up the whole UK economy
"Property prices are critical to UK prosperity," writes Professor Alexander Tziamalis.
Stamp Duty holiday to come in straight away, claim reports
"Mr Sunak has been forced to bring forward the [Stamp Duty holiday] because of fears the housing market would freeze while buyers waited for it to come in the autumn", reports The Sun.
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