Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Abolish Inheritance Tax or increase tax-free amount
Closed
225 signatures
What the petition asks
I want the government to abolish inheritance tax or at least increase tax-free amount.
The government should abolish inheritance tax or at least increase the tax-free threshold. We believe 40% of over £325,000 is an extortionate amount of money for a single person to have to pay. Especially when a lot of this money would have been taxed, taxed again, and taxed once more.
As if losing a loved one isn’t bad and upsetting enough, then to find out they worked hard their whole lives for the UK government to take so much money away from the people they had to leave behind.
As if losing a loved one isn’t bad and upsetting enough, then to find out they worked hard their whole lives for the UK government to take so much money away from the people they had to leave behind.
Timeline
| 18 Jan 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
225
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
18 Jan 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.