He said that the rumoured mansion tax would be a bad idea but increasing stamp duty on properties wroth is perfectly sensible because it gives the rich the freedom to choose.

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The measures included raising the stamp duty and increasing down-payment requirements.

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Nevertheless, the number of journalists killed in the line of duty has been increasing and now totals more than 600 in the last ten years.

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