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Farming Minister tells farmers it is time to move on from IHT debate and look to the future

Dame Angela Eagle said ‘we are where we are’ on the Inheritance Tax debate and farmers must now look forward

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(L to R) Joe Evans CLA, Gavin Lane CLA, Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds, Farming Minister Dame Angela Eagle
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(L to R) Joe Evans CLA, Gavin Lane CLA, Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds, Farming Minister Dame Angela Eagle

Farmers must move on from the Inheritance Tax debate and look to the future and greater profitability, Defra ministers have said. Addressing attendees at the CLA ‘Driving Rural Growth' conference in...

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