Food industry unites over family farm tax

57 different businesses across the farming sector have joined forces to urge the Treasury to rethink changes to Inheritance Tax

Rachael Brown
clock • 3 min read
A coalition of 57 different businesses across the food supply chain have signed a letter urging the Government to rethink changes to IHT.
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A coalition of 57 different businesses across the food supply chain have signed a letter urging the Government to rethink changes to IHT.

The food manufacturing industry, worth '£162 billion to the economy' and supporting over '4.5 million jobs' has joined forces to urge the Treasury to rethink changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) announced...

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