Chancellor Hunt mulls dividend tax hit to fill £50bn fiscal hole

Several measures being considered

Valeria Martinez
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering cutting the tax-free allowance for dividend income and raising the dividend taxation rate in the Autumn Budget on 17 November, in an effort to fill the £50bn black hole on the UK’s public finances.

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