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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Hike in capital gains tax will spark tech exodus from UK, investor says

An advanced CPU printed with a flag of UK on a neon glowing electronic circuit board.
Britain still had great potential to create leading tech businesses, said Harry Stebbings, a podcaster-turned-investor who raised a £310m fund this week. Photograph: Dragon Claws/Alamy

Tech entrepreneurs will leave the UK “en masse” if the chancellor announces a significant increase in capital gains tax at this month’s budget, according to a leading industry investor.

Harry Stebbings, a British podcaster turned investor who raised a $400m (£310m) fund this week, said the UK was “a bad place to do business” because of its tax environment.

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