New NFU analysis of Inheritance Tax changes 'proves' why Treasury figures are 'wrong'

The NFU said the Government's initial claim that only 27% of farms will be affected by the new IHT policy 'materially underestimates the true proportion'. Their analysis found 'around 75% of commercial family farms will be above the £1 million threshold'

Rachael Brown
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New NFU analysis of Inheritance Tax changes 'proves' why Treasury figures are 'wrong'

The NFU has published its own analysis on the impacts of Agricultural Property Relief (APR) reforms on commercial family farms, which it said ‘proves' why the Treasury's figures that only 27% of farms...

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