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Food industry unites over family farm tax

57 different businesses across the farming sector have joined forces to urge the Treasury to rethink changes to Inheritance Tax

Rachael Brown
Lead Reporter
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A coalition of 57 different businesses across the food supply chain have signed a letter urging the Government to rethink changes to IHT.
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A coalition of 57 different businesses across the food supply chain have signed a letter urging the Government to rethink changes to IHT.

The food manufacturing industry, worth '£162 billion to the economy' and supporting over '4.5 million jobs' has joined forces to urge the Treasury to rethink changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) announced...

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