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Allow the House of Commons as a whole to debate increased probate fees

Submitted on Friday 8th February 2019

Published on Wednesday 20th February 2019

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 20th August 2019

Signatures: 23

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Fury ~ Tax ~ UK

Petition Action

Allow the House of Commons as a whole to debate increased probate fees

Petition Details

By designating such rises as a fee, the Government has avoided proper parliamentary scrutiny, ensuring the increase is only debated in a Committee.

Additional Information

The requirement for Parliamentary Debate would stop this loophole being used as a precedent for future "stealth" increases of taxation and/or other "charges".

I believe that the use of this method on Probate Charges is a red herring on the basis that most people will see high Probate charges as only hitting the rich. The danger is that, if unchallenged, it may be used by Governments to raise other charges/taxes which could hit everyone.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6680473/Fury-sneaky-6-000-death-tax-set-hit-300-000-families.html


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