Stop the double tax (IHT & Income Tax) of pension funds & death benefits
The Government are introducing inheritance tax to pension funds & death benefits from April 2027. When you die this may now result in a disproportionate and unfair double taxation on beneficiaries (income tax and inheritance tax) which we think results in a disincentive to funding a pension.
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- 07 FEB 2026Petition closedFinal total: 25,904 signatures
- 18 SEPT 2025Government respondedHM TreasuryGovernment reply
More than 90 per cent of estates will still pay no inheritance tax each year. The Government is continuing to incentivise pensions for their intended purpose of funding retirement.
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