IHT draft legislation: Pressure on MPs to remove 'risk, stress and trauma' from family farm tax

Will MPs stand up for farmers before legislation receives Royal Assent?

Chris Brayford
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NFU Scotland president Andrew Connon said: "This is a real opportunity for MPs in rural constituencies to stand up for family farms and to challenge blunt, ill-conceived Treasury proposals that could have lasting consequences for land-based businesses simply trying to secure their livelihoods."
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NFU Scotland president Andrew Connon said: "This is a real opportunity for MPs in rural constituencies to stand up for family farms and to challenge blunt, ill-conceived Treasury proposals that could have lasting consequences for land-based businesses simply trying to secure their livelihoods."

There is still time to mount a serious comeback to Government's proposed Inheritance Tax changes, but farmers have urged MPs to show that they care about rural communities by dismantling a 'damaging' policy...

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