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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sammy Gecsoyler

Hunt reportedly mulling stamp duty and NI cuts in effort to woo voters

Woman looking in estate agency window.
The Treasury is reportedly considering plans to increase the threshold at which people buying a house would need to pay stamp duty from £250,000 to £300,000. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Jeremy Hunt is reportedly considering stamp duty and national insurance cuts before the next general election.

The chancellor has previously hinted there could be another “fiscal event” before voters go to the polls in an attempt to boost the Conservatives’ tax-cutting credentials.

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