Inheritance Tax receipts during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
Year ending March 2017 → Year ending March 2019 · 2 periods
↑ 11.1%+£535m £ million
Inheritance Tax receipts rose by 11.1% over the period, from £4.8bn £ million (Year ending March 2017, the level when the government took office) to £5.4bn (Year ending March 2019, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2017: £4.8bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2019: £5.4bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Inheritance Tax received in the financial year.
Doesn’t measure: How many estates paid it, or the value of estates that fell below the threshold.