Original survey question: "There has been a proposal for raising the threshold for inheritance tax from £325k to £500k, meaning a couple can leave up to £1million to their children before paying inheritance tax. Do you support or oppose this policy?"
*Number of respondents: ABC1 = 1,393; C2DE = 1,051.
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UK general election: inheritance tax threshold raise opinion 2015 by social grade
This statistic shows the opinion on the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from *** thousand British pounds to *** thousand British pounds in Great Britain in 2015, by social grade. More than half of respondents of both social grades supported the proposal.
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YouGov. (April 14, 2015). Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds? (By social grade) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/420574/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-by-social-grade-uk/
YouGov. "Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds? (By social grade)." Chart. April 14, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/420574/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-by-social-grade-uk/
YouGov. (2015). Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds? (By social grade). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/420574/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-by-social-grade-uk/
YouGov. "Do You Support or Oppose The Proposal of Raising The Threshold for Inheritance Tax from 325 Thousand Pounds to 500 Thousand Pounds? (By Social Grade)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Apr 2015, /statistics/420574/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-by-social-grade-uk/
YouGov, Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds? (By social grade) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/420574/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-by-social-grade-uk/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Do you support or oppose the proposal of raising the threshold for inheritance tax from 325 thousand pounds to 500 thousand pounds? (By social grade) [Graph], YouGov, April 14, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/420574/opinion-on-raise-of-inheritance-tax-threshold-by-social-grade-uk/
