Government review urges major overhaul of capital gains tax

Report commissioned by Rishi Sunak recommends tax raid that could raise up to 14bn

A tax raid on buy-to-let properties and other forms of wealth could raise up to 14bn to help repair the government's battered finances, after a report commissioned by the chancellor recommended a major overhaul of capital gains tax.

Flagging a tax squeeze on the well-off to help pay for coronavirus, the maximum capital gains tax (CGT) rate of 28% could be raised by Rishi Sunak closer to income tax rates, where the top rates are 40% and 45% in England and Wales.

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