23-10-2007
Chancellor rejects u-turn over CGT
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The UK Chancellor Alistair Darling has rejected calls to discard his recently-announced modifications to capital gains tax (CGT).
According to reports, during a meeting yesterday with the country's four primary business groups, Mr Darling confirmed that his forthcoming reforms would not be reversed.
Among the reforms include an end to tapering relief and the imposition of a flat rate of capital gains tax, set at 18 per cent.
However, in a possible conciliatory gesture, Mr Darling invited Britain's business groups to submit a wish list for the country's next budget.
"The chancellor said he was prepared to listen to proposals on CGT and we'll follow up in a consultation with the treasury on ideas we've got to make it a more business-friendly decision," Miles Templeman, director general of the Institute of Directors, told the Financial Times.
In addition to the Institute of Directors, the quartet included the Confederation of British Industry, the British Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses.
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