But the board has already said that it will look to use its capital profits to maintain dividend increases.
Times, Sunday Times
During the 1980s there was briefly a higher rate of tax imposed for capital profits.
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The dividend for both of these years was 20% but in 1953 there was also a special distribution of 2d/share for capital profits of 17,810 from sale of investments.
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