Capital Gains Tax: Reform

(asked on 30th April 2025) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has for reform of Capital Gains Tax.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 8th May 2025

At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government increased the main CGT rates to 18% and 24%. The new CGT rates strike the right balance between raising revenue to repair the public finances and improve public services, while remaining internationally competitive, with lower headline rates than France, Germany and Italy.

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