Letters: "Surely a better option would be to scrap APR altogether, but with exemptions"

FG reader Frank Brown offers his proposed solution to closing the tax avoidance loophole in Agricultural Property Relief (APR)

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Letters: "Surely a better option would be to scrap APR altogether, but with exemptions"

After all the street protests, public support and meetings with farming representatives, the Government has no intention of backing down on its plans for Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business...

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