Petition · past parliament
Cancel the Inheritance Tax in Britain
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
The Parliament should vote to remove this humiliating and infuriating tax,
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.
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.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Abolish gift tax and inheritance tax
Abolish gift tax and inheritance tax
Abolish gift tax and inheritance tax
Abolish gift tax and inheritance tax
Timeline
| 14 May 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 May 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 May 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.