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Stamp Duty Land Tax

Volume 492: debated on Thursday 14 May 2009

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his most recent estimate is of the effect on house prices of the stamp duty land tax holiday for properties costing up to £175,000. (275236)

As a result of the holiday over 60 per cent. of UK housing is exempt from stamp duty land tax.

No estimate has been made on the effect on house prices of the stamp duty land tax holiday for properties costing up to £175,000.