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Young tenants and food producers should be exempt from Inheritance Tax reforms, Council says

Chris Brayford
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Will Chancellor Rachel Reeves change her mind on reforming Inheritance Tax by targeting those who buy farmland to shelter wealth instead of farmers who produce food to feed the nation?
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Will Chancellor Rachel Reeves change her mind on reforming Inheritance Tax by targeting those who buy farmland to shelter wealth instead of farmers who produce food to feed the nation?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to go back to the drawing board on Inheritance Tax changes by introducing exemptions which do not target young farmers and those whose sole income supports healthy...

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