No plans for ‘death tax’ to fund social care reforms, Government says

The graveyard at Burlingham Church in Worcestershire as the Government says there are no plans for a death tax (David Davies/PA) - (PA Archive)

There are “no plans” to resurrect a so-called “death tax” to fund reform of adult social care, the Government has insisted.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to give more detail on his Government’s plans for social care in a speech on Wednesday.