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Britain slashes property purchase tax for first-time buyers

PM Theresa May in bid to win over younger voters unable to buy a home; govt also pushes for more new homes
Fri, Nov 24, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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BRITISH Prime Minister Theresa May slashed property purchase taxes for first-time buyers in a bid to win over younger voters who have shunned the ruling Conservatives because they are unable to buy a home.

A shortage of affordable housing in Britain has forced many people to...

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