No capital gains tax is due on profits below £3,000. Rachel Reeves in 2018 voiced her support for aligning capital gains tax with income tax rates, which are much higher at 20pc, 40pc and 45pc. Even with a more modest rise savers will pay thousands for ...

Rachel Reeves is set to spare second home owners from a capital gains tax raid in her first budget, according to reports. Second homes will be left untouched because raising the levy on them could end up costing the Treasury money,

Ms Reeves is reported to be mulling over leaving capital gains tax on property untouched, according to reports.

What Reeves needs to do is to think about the tax base — the measure of gains on which the tax is charged — as well as the tax rate. She also needs to close some obvious routes through which payment can be escaped.

Rachel Reeves has sparked a rush on gold as wealthy households race to save their money from a tax raid at this month’s Budget. The Royal Mint reported sales of gold coins, which are exempt from capital gains tax,

Millionaires urge Reeves to raise £14bn from capital gains tax changes at Budget - Government analysis has previously all but ruled out the measures

Investors could begin offloading stocks ahead of the Budget this month amid rumours the Chancellor is preparing to hike the level of capital gains tax (CGT) paid on shares, analysts have warned. Rachel Reeves is set to use her inaugural budget on 30 October to lift by several percentage points the charge paid by investors

Rachel Reeves set to raise capital gains tax rate on sales of shares in Budget - Budget reforms will not increase the rate on sales of properties, it has been reported