Inheritance Tax changes to cause 200,000 job losses

Almost one-quarter of family businesses have cut jobs or paused recruitment since the Autumn Budget

Alex Black
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Inheritance Tax changes to cause 200,000 job losses

Almost one-quarter of family businesses and almost one in five family farms have cut jobs or paused recruitment since the Autumn Budget in response to changes to Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural...

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