Autumn Budget: 'Ill thought-out' APR changes will lead to lasting damage, warns NFU Cymru

Farming unions write to Chancellor demanding a rethink following 'frustrating and disappointing' financial statement

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NFU Cymru says the Autumn Budget will lead to lasting damage of farming sector
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NFU Cymru says the Autumn Budget will lead to lasting damage of farming sector

NFU Cymru has branded the Autumn Budget ‘misguided' describing the changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) as ‘ill-thought-out'. Responding to Chancellor of...

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