Autumn Budget: Farming Unions issue final plea to Chancellor to avoid 'crippling' tax changes

In a joint letter to the Chancellor, farming unions warned how changes to APR could have a significant impact on tenant farmers, family farms, domestic food security and environmental delivery

Rachael Brown
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Autumn Budget: Farming Unions issue final plea to Chancellor to avoid 'crippling' tax changes

All four farming unions have signed a letter warning the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the 'crippling effect' changes to inheritance tax (IHT) reliefs including Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and...

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