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Wealth: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of wealth taxes on national economies in countries where they exist.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
5 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of wealth taxes on national economies in countries where they exist.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to making sure the wealthiest in our society pay their fair share of tax. That is why the Chancellor announced a series of reforms at Autumn Budget 2024 to help fix the public finances in as fair a way as possible. These and o...

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