Inflation above official target
Inflation remained above the Bank of England’s 2% target last month as higher gas and electricity bills continued to take their toll, official figures showed.
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Tax Break on Capital Gains Narrows Deep in the nearly 700 pages of the new housing bill is a complicated change in the tax code that could affect substantial numbers of people who purchase second homes
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