UK Considers Tax Hit for Shareholders to Plug Fiscal Hole

  • £2,000 tax-free allowance on dividend income may be cut
  • Chancellor Jeremy Hunt examines options before Nov. 17 budget
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is considering cutting the tax-free allowance for dividend income as he seeks to fill the UK’s fiscal black hole.