UK government is making it much more expensive for founders to exit

which meant you paid less in in tax as you sold it.

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which meant you paid less in in tax as you sold it. And that is being gradually tapered away as part of the the changes in the budget. So, you know, it would already have been reduced down a few years ago, but it's becoming less and less generous to the point at which it will make much less much less of a difference as you sell your business than it would have done in the past for for founders. And so, you know, let's be honest, like, that's pretty grim, right? Isn't that pretty brutal

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Dom Hallas explains how recent UK budget changes are gradually reducing tax benefits for startup founders when they sell their companies. He describes this trend as 'pretty grim' and 'brutal' for the startup ecosystem, as the policy changes make exits significantly less financially attractive than in the past.

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This reveals a critical policy shift that directly impacts founder economics and startup ecosystem incentives in the UK.

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