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Business: Tax Allowances

Commons · Question 13796 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 2 Jul 2026

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Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 11129, how many more estates above the 220 referenced include shares designated as "not listed" on a recognised stock exchange.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 2 Jul 2026

Following the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief, a total of up to 915 estates only claiming business property relief are forecast to pay more inheritance tax in 2026-27. Of these, around 700 are forecast to only hold sha...