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Inheritance tax brought in ￡736 million for the Chancellor last month alone, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The rapid rise means the overall haul so far this year is almost ￡4.3 billion – up more than 10% compared with the same period in 2023.
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It comes ahead of next week’s Budget in which Rachel Reeves is expected to announce swingeing tax rises.
Ms Reeves is reportedly considering a string of changes to the hated “death tax” which is typically charged at a rate of 40% on assets above the threshold of ￡325,000 when someone dies.
She is understood to be considering extending the current “seven-year” rule – under which gifts can be passed on free of inheritance tax – to 10 years and is yet to rule out the scrapping of relief for Aim shares.
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Exemptions for businesses and agricultural land are also expected to be removed.
These were designed to allow farmers pass on land, but critics argue they are being used as a loophole by the wealthy to reduce their estate’s liability on death.
Sarah Coles, the head of personal finance at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Even if the Government makes no changes at all, we’ll continue to face ever-higher tax bills, thanks to frozen income tax and inheritance tax thresholds and a slashing of the capital gains tax and dividend tax allowances.
“And Rachel Reeves has no intention of leaving things there. The need for more cash to fill the black hole in the Government’s finances could push up any of these taxes.”
Inheritance tax revenues are heavily affected by the value of assets, many of which have broadly risen over the past year.
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Those assets can also be subject to other taxes.
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Stamp duty land tax, charged on purchases of homes, brought in ￡1.2 billion last month, up from ￡1.1billion in September 2023.
Stamp duty on shares raised ￡263 million, an increase of ￡40 million on the same month of last year.
Capital gains tax, charged on the profit made when investments are sold, brought in ￡192 million for the Exchequer, up by 16% on the year.