Letters: "Is it wise to threaten the Government over the 20% Inheritance Tax rule?"

Richard Bruce, from the Isle of Wight, discusses the impact of various fiscal policies on farming over the years

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Letters: "Is it wise to threaten the Government over the 20% Inheritance Tax rule?"

At the risk of the wrath of landowners, can I ask: Is it wise to threaten the Government over the 20% Inheritance Tax rule when they could so easily return it to the full 40%? Was it really wise...

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