General election: Tories plan stamp duty hike for foreign buyers of properties in the UK

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The Tories are vowing to put £120m per year earned through a stamp duty surcharge into tackling rough sleeping.

Foreign individuals and companies who buy properties in the UK will be forced to pay higher levels of stamp duty under Conservative proposals.

Estimates suggest the measure, which would be enforced if the Tories win a majority in next month's election, would raise up to £120m a year.Elsewhere in the general election campaign: Labour's Jeremy Corbyn is urging people to register to vote ahead of Tuesday's deadline, as figures suggest more than nine million eligible Britons are yet to do so

 

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