Petition urges Rachel Reeves to show 'compassion and humanity' with a 12-month amnesty on IHT

Arable farmer Olly Harrison said the Government needed to consider the human impact of Inheritance Tax (IHT) changes on farmers' health and well-being

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"Because of last year's [Autumn] Budget, the risk of suicide in agriculture is massive for those people that will not live for seven years."
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"Because of last year's [Autumn] Budget, the risk of suicide in agriculture is massive for those people that will not live for seven years."

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to consider the human impact of proposed changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) after farmers said it would be 'better' if they were not alive once reforms have been pushed...

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