Stuart Trow, Columnist

We Need to Talk About Capital Gains Taxes

The UK’s levy is ineffective, and its effect on property is helping drive up rents.

April 30, 2024 at 4:00 AM UTC

Stuart Trow is co-host of “Money, Money, Money” on Switch Radio and author of “The Bluffer’s Guide to Economics.” Previously, he was a strategist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

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