Nigel Lawson1986
Introduces Inheritance Tax which replaces the Capital Transfer Tax
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Introduces Inheritance Tax which replaces the Capital Transfer Tax
Inheritance Tax is reformed giving a single flat rate of 40%
The Poll tax is introduced in Scotland
The Government gives œ3,000m to reduce the impact of the poll tax
The Budget increase VAT to 17.5% to finance cuts in poll tax
Announces the Government's intention to replace the poll tax with a new council tax.
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