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Evening Standard
Alex Daniel

Pensions to be brought into inheritance tax scope, says Reeves

Pensions that are passed on when somebody dies will be taxed similarly to other inherited assets in future, the Government said.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she will close the “loophole” around inherited pensions by bringing them under the inheritance tax (IHT) regime from April 2027.

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