This statistic shows the opinion of British adults on the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand British pounds to 500 thousand British pounds as of April 2015. More than half of the respondents stated support for this proposal.
Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Support
59%
Oppose
23%
Don't know
17%
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*Original survey question: "There has been a proposal for raising the threshold for inheritance tax from £325k to £500k, meaning a couple can leave up to £1million to their children before paying inheritance tax. Do you support or oppose this policy?"
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YouGov. (April 14, 2015). Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/420521/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-great-britain-uk/
YouGov. "Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds?*." Chart. April 14, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420521/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-great-britain-uk/
YouGov. (2015). Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/420521/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-great-britain-uk/
YouGov. "Do You Support or Oppose The Proposal of Raising The Threshold for Inheritance Tax from 325 Thousand Pounds to 500 Thousand Pounds?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420521/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-great-britain-uk/
YouGov, Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/420521/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-great-britain-uk/ (last visited February 25, 2025)
Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds?* [Graph], YouGov, April 14, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/420521/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-great-britain-uk/
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