HC Deb 11 November 1968 vol 773 c35W
Mr. Kenneth Baker

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he estimates to be the cost of raising the level at which estates attract estate duty from £5,000 to £10,000, £15,000 and £20,000, respectively.

Mr. Harold Lever

£8 million, £20 million or £35 million for a full year, exclusive of the cost of any consequential changes in the scale of rates above the new exemption limit.