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Unions highlight need to pause IHT reforms in Baroness Batters' 51AVÊÓÆµProfitability Review

NFU Scotland said UK Government must 'pause, consult and reconsider' APR and BPR changes to avoid the decline of farm business and rural communities

Chris Brayford
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Could Baroness Batters' 51AVÊÓÆµProfitability Review give Government the wake-up call it needs to reconsider Inheritance Tax reforms?
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Could Baroness Batters' 51AVÊÓÆµProfitability Review give Government the wake-up call it needs to reconsider Inheritance Tax reforms?

Responses have been published to Baroness Batters' 51AVÊÓÆµProfitability Review, with farmers citing Inheritance Tax changes as one of the barriers to a profitable farming sector. In April, Defra appointed...

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