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'Downright cruel' – Efra chair hits out at IHT proposals

Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael says not only is the family farm tax an attack on the elderly but will stifle investment and reduce food security

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Alistair Carmichael has condemned IHT changes as 'obnoxious' which will impact the elderly and vulnerable
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Alistair Carmichael has condemned IHT changes as 'obnoxious' which will impact the elderly and vulnerable

Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has condemned the government's changes to farm inheritance tax as "downright cruel" in a debate on the Finance Bill this week. Speaking in the House of Commons...

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