Capital Gains Tax receipts during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
Year ending March 2017 → Year ending March 2019 · 2 periods
↑ 7.4%+£630m £ million
Capital Gains Tax receipts rose by 7.4% over the period, from £8.6bn £ million (Year ending March 2017, the level when the government took office) to £9.2bn (Year ending March 2019, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2017: £8.6bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2019: £9.2bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Capital Gains Tax received in the financial year, mostly through Self Assessment and therefore lagging the year in which the gains were realised.
Doesn’t measure: Gains that were not realised, or gains covered by reliefs and exemptions.