Written Question·Scotland Office·UIN 13019

Inheritance Tax: Scotland

Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 14 November 2024

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the impact of changes to inheritance tax on the Scottish economy.

Answer

Ian Murray
Despite a massive £22 billion black hole in the nation’s finances that this Government inherited, the Scottish Government will receive a record £47.7 billion settlement in 2025/26 - the largest in real terms in the history of devolution.This includes addi...

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