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Clause 50 - Deduction of personal losses from gains treated as accruing to settlors

Part of Finance Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:15 pm on 21st May 2002.

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Photo of Mr Howard Flight Mr Howard Flight Conservative, Arundel and South Downs 5:15 pm, 21st May 2002

I do not understand the logic of permitting losses in a trust to be offset against personal gains, but not permitting gains in a trust to be offset against personal losses. As the Economic Secretary just said, tax legislation treats the situation as if a trust did not exist. I cannot see the logic of making a change one way but not the other.