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Hopes of a farm Inheritance Tax U-turn are dealt a blow ahead of Budget

Farming Minister Stephen Morgan has indicated the Government is standing by its controversial Inheritance Tax reforms, despite growing calls for another U-turn ahead of next week’s Budget

Tom Ryder
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Farming families have raised concerns that changes to Inheritance Tax could make it harder to pass farms on to the next generation
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Farming families have raised concerns that changes to Inheritance Tax could make it harder to pass farms on to the next generation

Hopes of a further U-turn on the family farm tax at next week's Budget have been dealt a serious blow after Farming Minister Stephen Morgan declared the Government's position was "now settled". During...

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