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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Badenoch vows to scrap stamp duty for primary homes in bid to free up housing market

Kemi Badenoch has vowed to abolish stamp duty if the Conservatives win the next election, as she unveiled a raft of tax cuts in a bid to claw back voters and boost the party’s ratings.

Outlining the major policy announcement to a packed audience at her Tory conference speech in Manchester on Wednesday, she said the move to scrap the “bad tax” would “help achieve the dream of home ownership for millions”.

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