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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna Isaac

Labour’s policy on non-doms mostly copied from Conservatives, say Whitehall sources

Rachel Reeves gesturing while sat in front of a red background
Rachel Reeves hd hoped that closing extra loopholes used by non-doms would raise £1bn for the exchequer. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Labour’s flagship “non-dom” policy was largely copied and pasted from the Conservatives even though it contains “basic errors” and risks damaging the UK’s financial sector, Whitehall sources have told the Guardian.

They claimed that the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, dismissed concerns raised by Whitehall officials about the potential negative impact of the policy, and is still set on introducing it in the manner Hunt pledged. “This is copy-pasting basic errors into the new policy,” one Whitehall source said.

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