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From the editor: A budget balancing act we cannot afford

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Katie Jones
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From the editor: A budget balancing act we cannot afford

Tim Farron's warning this week cuts to the heart of a financial issue: that any Government retreat on Inheritance Tax (IHT) reforms might be at the expense of Defra's budgets. It's the kind of political...

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