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Cancel plans for a new "Death Tax". Probate should be the same for all.

Submitted on Saturday 20th February 2016

Published on Friday 26th February 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 26th August 2016

Signatures: 47

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Individuals ~ Money ~ Tax ~ UK

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Cancel plans for a new "Death Tax". Probate should be the same for all.

Petition Details

The work that the Probate Registry does is the same whatever the value of the estate. There is no excuse to introduce this extortionate, banded tax. Taxing already-taxed money is offensive enough. The Conservative manifesto promised to decrease Inheritance Tax, NOT raise it through a back door.

Additional Information

The amount of money it is planned to raise through this tax is a relative pittance to the UK Government, but to individuals, it will be a fortune to the bereaved and the executors.

Even IHT is one of the UK's least efficient taxes.

If the government cannot balance the budget, the Chancellor must start collecting the billions hidden by large multi-national corporations, and not making some side agreement with these CFOs via a dodgy handshake.


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