IHT revenues already at annual record with one month to go

Comes as pensions and relief changes loom

Jen Frost
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Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts were £7.6bn for the first 11 months of 2024/25, higher than the previous full-year record of £7.5bn in 2023/24.

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