英国购房者面临更高的印花税成本,几乎所有首次购房者现在都纳税。 UK home buyers face higher stamp duty costs, with nearly all first-time buyers now paying the tax.

英格兰和北爱尔兰购房者的印花税成本将从4月开始激增, Stamp duty costs for home buyers in England and Northern Ireland will surge starting April, with more buyers now paying the tax. 首次支付印花税的买家将几乎翻一番,从21%增加到42%,而现有房主付款的比例将从49%增加到83%。 First-time buyers paying stamp duty will nearly double from 21% to 42%, and the proportion of existing homeowners paying will jump from 49% to 83%. 第一次买主的免税门槛从425 000英镑降至300 000英镑,其他买主的免税门槛从250 000英镑降至125 000英镑。 The tax-free threshold for first-time buyers drops from £425,000 to £300,000, and for other buyers, it falls from £250,000 to £125,000. 这些变化可能每年给政府收入增加11亿英镑。 These changes could add £1.1 billion annually to government revenues.