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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
David Lynch

Ministers urged to consider higher inheritance taxes in bid to tackle ‘big wealth’

(Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

Ministers should consider higher taxes on wealth such as inheritance tax as its value has far outstripped the growth in wages, a report has said.

Another means of tackling the unfairness of “Big Wealth” would be to provide a better safety net for the least well-off, such as more affordable homes and adult social care, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

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