UK chancellor Hunt considers tax hit on dividends

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The idea of increasing taxation of share dividends is likely to cause an outcry from small business owners who frequently pay themselves using dividends from their company profits.
46% : Starmer last month urged Sunak to scrap non-domiciled tax status, which allows UK residents who are domiciled abroad to avoid paying tax on overseas income or capital gains, claiming it cost the Treasury £3.2bn every year.
43% :Business organisations also warn that raising taxes on this group will set back any economic recovery because small companies tend to be among the first to try to invest once conditions improve.

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