SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5U.K.Stamp duty land tax: amount of tax chargeable: rent

Valid from 10/07/2003

Temporal discount rateU.K.

8(1)For the purposes of this Schedule the “temporal discount rate” is 3.5% or such other rate as may be specified by regulations made by the Treasury.U.K.

(2)Regulations under this paragraph may make any such provision as is mentioned in subsection (3)(b) to (f) of section 178 of the Finance Act 1989 (c. 26) (power of Treasury to set rates of interest).

(3)Subsection (5) of that section (power of Inland Revenue to specify rate by order in certain circumstances) applies in relation to regulations under this paragraph as it applies in relation to regulations under that section.