Most Britons not very closely or not following at all the story how labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner has been accused of avoiding capital gains tax by wrongly reporting her main residence, shows latest GLPOR survey.
Ms Rayner has been accused of avoiding Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the sale of Vicarage Road in 2015. It’s a tax on the profit when you sell an asset that has increased in value. HMRC lets couples count one property as their main home and do not pay CGT when selling it. As Vicarage Road was claimed to be the main home, tax was not paid.
Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner has been accused of avoiding capital gains tax by wrongly reporting her main residence. How closely are you following this story?
According to latest GLPOR survey 31 % of Britons not very closely following the story how labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner has been accused of avoiding capital gains tax by wrongly reporting her main residence, compared to 2 % who following , 34 % aware of the story but not following it at all, 8 % following fairly and 25 % not aware of the story.
Sample size: 18113 adults in the UK
Fledwork: 8 April – 8 May 2024
