UK - Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oakeshott has attacked the government for increasing stamp duty on commercial property which puts a further burden on pension funds.
The peer hit out during the House of Lords debate on Chancellor Gordon Brown’s Finance Bill. Lord Oakeshott said: “This tax poses a grave threat to Britain’s struggling pension funds. “Desperate ...
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