Question follow-through · 12868
Capital Gains Tax: Exemptions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the annual exempt amount for Capital Gains Tax for individuals in supporting small investors and households; and whether she plans to review that threshold.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the annual exempt amount for Capital Gains Tax for individuals in supporting small investors and households; and whether she plans to review that threshold.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Annual Exempt Amount (AEA) for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is £3,000 for individuals and £1,500 for most trustees. In 2022, the previous Government reduced this from £12,300 (£6,150 for most trusts) to the current level, phased in over two tax years. The ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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