UK PRESS: Investors are rushing to sell shares and property ahead of the
Budget on March 24, in the apparently misguided belief that Alistair
Darling is about to raise capital gains tax rates, the FT reports. By
realising large gains before next Wednesday’s Budget, taxpayers are
hoping to lock in the current 18 per cent capital gains tax rate and
ensure they will not be hit by any rise, the paper says.