There is a lot of Budget reaction in the national newspapers as they assess Rishi Sunak's IHT and stamp duty freezes and the underpayments of the state pension to women - here's our weekly heads-up on the financial stories that may have caught your clients' attention over the weekend …
Death tax to catch thousands more in £1bn pandemic raid The national newspapers' money page headlines are filled with reaction to last week's Budget and, this one from The Telegraph says families who have lost a loved one are set to be hit with a £1bn "stealth tax" grab after Rishi Sunak revealed in his Budget that the government would cash in on inheritances to support public finances. Speaking in parliament last week, Sunak revealed his five-year freeze on inheritance tax allowances would bring in £975m in extra money for HM Treasury. The coronavirus pandemic has in no doubt cau...
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