Rejected petition Stop the changes in Probate charges.

The government is planning huge rises in the probate fees charged when an individual dies and leaves property to their relatives in a bid to raise an additional £250m a year.

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The flat £215 fee will be replaced with a new system of tiered charges that would result in some paying as much as £20,000 for estates worth more than £2m. For estates worth between £500,000 and £1m the new fee will be £4,000, rising to £8,000 for those worth between £1m and £1.6m, and £12,000 for those valued at between £1.6m and £2m.
This is legalised theft from people that are dealing with the loss of a loved one and is a stealth tax. It needs to be stopped.

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Date submitted 17 March 2017
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