• Quilter flagged rising UK tax receipts ahead of John Healey’s first budget, citing £173.2 billion of PAYE income tax and NICs in April-July.
• That total rose £12.5 billion year on year, reinforcing the revenue impact of frozen income tax thresholds through fiscal drag.
• Inheritance Tax receipts reached £3.2 billion in April-July, up £0.1 billion, with frozen thresholds drawing more estates into scope.
• Quilter urged families to review estate planning, citing pensions becoming subject to inheritance tax from April 2027.
• Capital Gains Tax receipts for July were £194 million, up £29 million, with investors urged to use tax-efficient wrappers such as ISAs.

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