Farms and family businesses 'tearing up long-term plans to invest' in response to Inheritance Tax changes

Family Business UK has warned the proposals will do ‘achieve the exact opposite’ of boosting growth

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Farms and family businesses 'tearing up long-term plans to invest' in response to Inheritance Tax changes

Every sector of the economy and every region of the UK will be hit by the Government's decision to change Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief (APR), according to a new report....

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