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Rachel Reeves is facing demands not to clamp down on tax-free family gifts, with warnings it would deprive young households of vital support at a time of soaring costs. New research reveals pensioners ...

12:03, Thu, Aug 21, 2025 Updated: 12:17, Thu, Aug 21, 2025 Inheritance tax takings increased by nearly 7% in three months, raking in billions of pounds between April and July, according to a new ...

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Rachel Reeves once branded cuts to inheritance tax (IHT) “a tax break for a wealthy elite” as fears loom over a fresh raid on family estates. Ms Reeves made the comments in response to George ...

Rachel Reeves is looking to tighten the rules around inheritance tax as she scrambles to fix Britain’s ailing public finances, according to reports. The Chancellor is examining whether to harden the ...

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HMRC has opened more than a thousand extra investigations into families where it believes people have not paid the right amount of inheritance tax, according to new figures. The number of official ...

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