Treasury bags £10.3bn in CGT receipts as Budget changes bite

This takes the year-to-date total to £12bn, compared to £12.1bn last year (the full year) and £14.4bn in 2022/23 – the previous all-time high. This has been said to likely due to lots of people triggering gains ahead of the Autumn Budget. Utmost Wealth Solutions global wealth specialist Marc Acheson said this highlights another fiscal revenue stream that is "delivering record sums" to the Treasury. He said: "The surge in CGT receipts was likely driven by lots of people triggering gains ahead of the Autumn Budget. "The increase in CGT rates and reduction of the lifetime limits fo...