In the backlash to changes to capital gains tax, many claims have been made and not all of them stack up

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The budget announced some of the most consequential tax reform measures in a decades.

Among them were changes to the capital gains tax – the tax you pay on the profit from the sale of an investment.

The budget measures are yet to be legislated – they may well look different by the time they pass parliament.