Llyr Gruffydd MS on IHT: "The policy is unforgivable and utterly counter-productive'

Plaid Cymru Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs, Llyr Gruffydd, shares his views on the impact of the family farm tax in Wales ahead of a debate in the Senedd on Wednesday, March 5

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Llyr Gruffydd MS

Next week (Wednesday, March 5), Plaid Cymru is giving the Labour Government in Wales a simple choice: does it back Welsh farmers or does it back its Labour Party bosses in London? Senedd debate on Inheritance...

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