Sneaking through higher fees for grieving families sets a dangerous precedent

Sneaking through higher fees for grieving families sets a dangerous precedent

Posted by on Feb 20, 2019 in News

Inheritance tax, even though only one in 25 estates are subject to it, is probably the most loathed tax levied in this country.

That is clearly understood by nearly every politician.

George Osborne’s promise at the 2007 Conservative Party conference to lift the inheritance tax threshold to £1m enjoyed such a rapturous reception that it frightened Gordon Brown out of calling a snap election that autumn.

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