As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson used his 1988 Budget to tax capital gains at the same rate as income tax. Credit: Martin Keene/PA Archive/PA Images
As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson used his 1988 Budget to tax capital gains at the same rate as income tax. Credit: Martin Keene/PA Archive/PA Images
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