Ministers plot death tax raid on estates to pay social care bill: Proposals lead to Tories being accused of ‘sheer hypocrisy

 
‘A compulsory ‘death tax’ to pay for elderly care is being considered by ministers, it was claimed yesterday.
Whitehall sources said the Cabinet Office is looking at imposing a levy on people’s estates to be taken after their death.
Although Treasury minister Jane Ellison ruled out the proposal during a Commons debate, Downing Street declined to deny it was being considered.’
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