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Labour ministers are set to discuss how to fund residential care for elderly people. The Tories have criticised the idea of a death tax but who will look after you when you're old?

Labour ministers will meet today to consider plans for an inheritance levy to fund a national scheme of free residential care for elderly people. The Tories have dubbed it a death tax and have refused to engage in debate on paying for care until the idea is scrapped.

By 2026 it's estimated another 1.7 million adults will require care. Who will look after you when you're old?

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Fri 19 Feb 2010 09:00

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  • Fri 19 Feb 2010 09:00