Written questions

Business: Inheritance Tax

Commons · Question 65142 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered introducing (a) sector-specific and (b) asset-based valuation methodologies for Business Property Relief claims by asset-intensive SMEs.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 14 Jul 2025

The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...