asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if in view of the fact that no estate duty is now payable on estates of less than £5,000 he will extend the limit of £100 in respect of which a formal grant of probate or letters of administration is required for Savings Certificates and the Post Office Savings Bank.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Estate Duty on Savings.
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Not at present. Under the existing limit, the number of claims investigated annually exceeds a thousand. Any substantial extension would, because of the larger amounts involved and the greater risk of disputes as a result, impose on my Department very considerable additional work. So far as the Post Office Savings Bank is concerned, amending legislation would appear to be necessary.