Rejected petition Cancel the Inheritance Tax in Britain

The Parliament should vote to remove this humiliating and infuriating tax,

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So a person lives their lives, spends most of their days working, pays taxes out of their earnings... and then, upon their death, they are being "fined" (basically) for dying? It makes no sense.

It's infuriating and feels like this. So let's say someone has £175,000, it's not bad, but not too much... it could buy you a house in many parts of Britain. Once the 40% tax kicks in... the person who inherits it can't do much with it.

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Abolish gift tax and inheritance tax
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/601403

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Date submitted 15 May 2022
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