APR justification does not check out

With Labour continuing to keep its course on the changes to Inheritance Tax, Michael Miller at Spencer West looks at what politicians are missing

Alex Black
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'If APR is used to relieve farmland and buildings, then BPR is used to cover the livestock and machinery'
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'If APR is used to relieve farmland and buildings, then BPR is used to cover the livestock and machinery'

DEFRA Secretary Steve Reed has told the industry the changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) are necessary to deter wealthy, non-farming investment buyers from purchasing farmland for tax reasons,...

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