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Written question asked by Rupert Lowe (Independent (affiliation)) on Thursday, 30 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 November 2025. It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Friday, 7 November 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.


Inheritance Tax

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the administrative cost of collecting Inheritance Tax as a proportion of total revenue.

Answer

The figure for the cost of collecting Inheritance Tax (pence per pound collected) for 2024/25 is 0.78. This means as a proportion of total Inheritance Tax revenue, the administrative cost of collecting Inheritance Tax was 0.78% in that year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
86907
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Costs Inheritance tax Tax collection
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk