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Written by Dr Barry Bracewell-Milnes (1995)   
Thursday, 23 November 1995

UK Capital taxes are the world's most complex, putting us at a disadvantage against EC partners. On UK and US figures, the author shows that the revenue-maximizing level for CGT is only 15% and argues for a cut to below 10%.

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