Lewis Goodall vs Tory MP on inheritance tax
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Laura Trott joined Lewis Goodall from the Conservative Party Conference. They began by discussing the future prospects of the Tory Party, but quickly got into a debate on inheritance tax. Kemi Badenoch has suggested cutting inheritance tax would be “morally right”, as the Conservatives begin their party conference with a raft of new policy pledges. The Tory leader suggested she was open to changes to inheritance tax, the levy paid on most estates worth more than £325,000, but only if it were fiscally responsible. Ahead of the party conference, Mrs Badenoch was asked if she planned to abolish the tax. She replied: “It is morally right that people don’t get taxed twice. It is morally right that if you work hard and want to give something to your children the Government doesn’t take it away.” Mrs Badenoch later added: “I am not going to announce tax cuts unless we can show how we pay for them… tax cuts are a good thing but you’ve got to be fiscally responsible.” The Conservatives
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