Baroness Kramer – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Kramer on 2016-04-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people paid capital gains tax on personal possessions in each of the last five years, and what was the total amount of tax paid.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Information is not available on the number of people paying Capital Gains Tax on specific types of possession, or the total amount of tax paid on gains of specific type of possession. Capital Gains Tax payments are not separated into personal possessions. However, the Government publishes information about total amount of Capital Gains Tax paid each year and the total numbers of individuals accruing liabilities.