| Free Wills: Inheritence Without Taxation |
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| Written by Dr. Barry Bracewell-Milnes (1995) | |
| Thursday, 23 November 1995 | |
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Ordinary people pay more IHT than the rich. The UK rate is far above the EU average, hitting much smaller estates. The tax is a powerful disincentive on saving, kills family businesses, is costly to collect, and destroys far more than it yields. If it did not exist, no rational person would propose it. |
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