Petition · HM Treasury
Require political parties to pay inheritance tax on gifts
Closed
62 signatures
What the petition asks
The gov website article on inheritance tax states that gifts to charities and political parties are exempt from inheritance tax. Why do political parties get this special treatment?
We think there is no good reason gifts to political parties should be exempt from IHT. In some circumstances people who have received gifts have to pay inheritance tax and we don't see why political parties should be any different. When there are what we think are outrageous rates of IHT on other gifts (that has already been taxed multiple times in our relatives' lives); what makes it fair that this doesn't have to apply to political parties? We think the politicians seem to do whatever they like.
Timeline
| 18 Feb 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
62
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
18 Feb 2025
Closed
18 Aug 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 17 Aug 2026.