You can’t libel a dead person, as they can’t answer back. You can, however, tax them, for much the same reason. In what is effectively a hike to Inheritance Tax, probate fees are being increased, from a flat £215 to a tiered, stamp duty-style percentage of up to £6,000. You may remember that this was due to happen but was dropped before Mrs May’s super-snap-election last year. Even though she didn’t realise she’d need all the votes she could get, from either side of the great divide
“IHT to be ‘battleground policy’ in general election as receipts continue to grow”
Just when you thought Inheritance Tax was to become yesterday’s news, it’s back as, apparently and potentially, a ‘battleground policy’ as the election looms.
