Saga welcomes Osborne’s inheritance tax reforms Saga 1 min read09 July 2015 Partner content Paul Green, Sagas director of communications said: “George Osborne’s instincts are right – people want to pass something on to their family and inheritance tax should be for the really wealthy not a burden on middle Britain who just happen to have lived in a property hot spot. It’s great that the Chancellor has listened to the Saga generations.” In a poll of more than 10,000 over 50s two thirds (65%) thought that the main family home should be excluded from inheritance tax calculations. There are now many parts of the country where just owning a relatively modest home puts you in the frame for paying inheritance tax. Related Downing Street Pushes For Progress In Compromise Talks With Welfare Rebels By Tom Scotson, Matilda Martin, Zoe Crowther, Adam Payne, Nadine Batchelor-Hunt 26 Jun