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Overly taxing

27 January 2006

Sir, As development profit, as well as the gain on any sale of a development site are liable to tax, it is difficult to see how Gordon Brown's proposal for a development land tax (professional + legal, 06.01.06, p56) can achieve its stated objective of stimulating development. Past experience indicates ...

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