Stamp Duty Land Tax: Reform

(asked on 6th July 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her Department's policy to (a) reduce and (b) reform stamp duty.


Answered by
Dan Tomlinson Portrait
Dan Tomlinson
Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 14th July 2026

The Government keeps all tax policy under review and any changes are announced at fiscal events.

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) continues to be an important source of Government revenue, raising around £14 billion each year to help pay for the essential services the Government provides.

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