MPs call out 'perversity' of infected blood scandal inheritance tax charge

The calls for a rethink came as cabinet office minister and paymaster general Nick Thomas-Symonds yesterday (30 October) announced the launch a 12-week consultation on proposed changes to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. Some 3,000 have since died. In the last Autumn Budget, the government set aside £11.8bn to compensate infected and affected individuals. In total, £1.35bn has since been paid out. However, campaigners have argued that a "flaw" ...