Friday, 28 March 2014

Treasury Officials Have Begun Work on Mansion Tax

A mansion tax could be imposed as early as next year and officials have already put in “a lot of effort” to make it work, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has revealed.  Danny Alexander said enough preparation had been completed that it might be possible to make the new tax one of the first measures brought in by whoever wins the 2015 election. He maintained that there was growing support for a tax on the wealthiest homes, a measure which has been championed by his Party, the Liberal Democrats, and also has the support of the Labour Party.  Read more on the Independent website.

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