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EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: "We need flexibility for the very elderly or those with a terminal illness"

TFA chief executive George Dunn writes for Farmers Guardian on what Government should do to change tack on Inheritance Tax changes

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George Dunn, chief executive at the Tenant Farmers Association, said: "Seventeen pages of tax legislation published just a few days ago, signals that Government continues to delude itself that it is travelling in the right direction."
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George Dunn, chief executive at the Tenant Farmers Association, said: "Seventeen pages of tax legislation published just a few days ago, signals that Government continues to delude itself that it is travelling in the right direction."

We will all have found ourselves going in the wrong direction. Having done so, we are thankful for the turning that appears up ahead, or the advice which gets us back on track. However, we might...

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