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Sir Keir Starmer denies Inheritance Tax avoidance claims on parents' donkey field

Tax Policy Associates' Dan Neidle said Sir Keir had bought a seven acre field in Surrey for his parents to look after rescued donkeys in 1996. Mr Neidle said the field was likely placed in a life-interest trust, and the nature of the tax planning structure had the effect of keeping the field outside his parents’ estate for Inheritance Tax purposes

Chris Brayford
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Sir Keir Starmer has denied claims of tax avoidance on agricultural land he purchased for his parents in 1996.
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Sir Keir Starmer has denied claims of tax avoidance on agricultural land he purchased for his parents in 1996.

The Prime Minister has rejected any claims that he sheltered thousands of pounds to avoid paying Inheritance Tax on former agricultural land he gifted to his parents in the 1990s. At a time when farming...

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