Labour accused of planning secret 10% death tax - papers

The claim was made after it emerged that pollsters Ipsos Mori, who carry out research for the Health Department, conducted a survey in which people were asked if they would pay a ten per cent levy of their estate when they died to cover the cost of care for the elderly, according to The Daily Mail. The poll included an example of a person with an estate of £500,000, of which £50,000 went to the taxman. Shadow Chief Secretary Philip Hammond said: ‘The more we see of Labour's death tax plans, the more shocking they will appear to people. Full story...