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Evening Standard
Holly Williams

Chancellor ‘planning stamp duty holiday on newly-listed company shares’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning to announce a three-year stamp duty holiday on new UK stock market listings in Wednesday’s Budget as the Government looks to boost the flagging London market.

It is thought the plans will see investors exempted from paying the tax – currently at a rate of 0.5% – on shares in companies that are newly-listed in the UK for the first three years following its initial public offering (IPO).

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