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Should we abolish inheritance tax?

Published on 7 June 2023

Recently there have been calls to abolish inheritance tax. Paul Johnson takes us through the facts in 90 seconds.

Authors

Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson

Director

Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.

Explainer details

DOI
10.1920/ex.ifs.2023.0008
Publisher
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Suggested citation

Johnson, P. (2023). Should we abolish inheritance tax? [Explainer] Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/should-we-abolish-inheritance-tax (accessed: 28 April 2024).

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