POINTS OF VIEW Stamp duty should be abolished

... the Government and these factors should more than compensate for revenue lost as a result of stamp duty abolition. Last year, the Government did suspend stamp duty for about eight months. The result was a substantial increase in the property ...

Published: Tuesday 02 March 1993
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 340 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

MODIFICATION IN TIIK FKJBNCH GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

... nine Committeee the Corps Cegis-18 With reference to the press, the proposed changes would consist lowering of the stamp duty, the abolition of the necessity for Government authorization, and in cases of offences against the press laws, the substitution ...

Published: Tuesday 22 January 1867
Newspaper: Banffshire Journal
County: Banffshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 238 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Stock Exchange want spur for investment

... relatively simple reforms: Abolition of dividend limitation; abolition of stamp duty; and abolition of the 25 per cent ' surrender' requirement on foreign investments. attached, say the Stock Exchange. : Abolishing ...

Published: Friday 20 February 1976
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 276 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

for small

... ion. Either way, very few small investors are likely to be affected by the Chancellor's promise to do away with stamp duty. Its abolition makes better sense in support for London’s bid to become the hub of Europe’s financial services industry. Instead ...

Published: Monday 26 March 1990
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 292 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

Tam HOHNING’S FRANCE. Paris, Jad. 19. —The France of this evening corroborates the remarks it made yesterday ..

... mittees in the Corps Legislatif. With reference to the pr.ess, the proposed changes would consist in a lowering the stamp duty, the abolition of the necessity for Government authorisation, and in cases of offences against the Press Laws the substitution of ...

Published: Monday 21 January 1867
Newspaper: Glasgow Evening Post
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 445 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SEC give Budget advice

... recognise the limitations placed on any Chancellor this time round. They call for cuts in transfer stamp duty and the abolition of contract stamps and duty on overseas residents’ purchases of overseas securities. Britain's accountancy bodies ...

Published: Thursday 08 January 1981
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 417 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS

... committees in the Corps Legialatif. With reference to the press, the proposed changes wouti consist in a lowering of the stamp duty ; the abolition of the necessity for Government authorisation ; and in cases of offences against the press laws, the substitution ...

Published: Monday 21 January 1867
Newspaper: Daily Review (Edinburgh)
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 715 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

MP charges Government with lack of conscience

... in the budget donated £835 million to measures to help the highest earners. For example, a change in the rate of stamp duty and the abolition of investment income surcharge—in complete contrast to their action on housing benetfit. “Let us consider the other ...

Published: Thursday 05 July 1984
Newspaper: Southern Reporter
County: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 430 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Trium

... by Labour’s spin doctors, forecasting doom for thejmiddle classes. Homeowners wereto be ground down by a hike in stamp duty and an abolition of monfi?nge interest tax relief. But as this column forecast, MIRAS wasn't abolished. Brown merely continued the ...

Published: Thursday 03 July 1997
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 624 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

joy WEDNESDAY. MARCH 14, 1984 | Widows among those to escape Nigel’s stock soars!

... 865 0 But investors have a lot more to celebrate in the wine bars than the rise in share prices. The halving of Stamp Duty, the abolition of Investment Income Surcharge. the encouragement to share option schemes and the easing of Capital Oalns Tax more ...

Published: Wednesday 14 March 1984
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1065 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Cool reaction to the Budget

... said they did not expect a rush on house-buying as they waited to see the results of the Chancellor’s measures on stamp duty and the abolition of relief on new life assurance policies. { North-east waits to effects to 000 will probably be very he! to people ...

Published: Wednesday 14 March 1984
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1128 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE DUNDEE COURIER AND ARGUS, Monday, January 21, 1867

... Committees the Corps Legislatif. With reference to the Press, the proposed changes would consist in the lowering of the Stamp Duty, the abolition of the necessity for Government authorisation ; and, cases of offences against the Press laws, the substitution of ...

Published: Monday 21 January 1867
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3828 | Page: 3 | Tags: none