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'Steve Reed must stand up to Chancellor over IHT', says Shadow Defra Secretary

Victoria Atkins said the Chancellor's proposed changes to Inheritance Tax for farms was aimed at breaking a 'careful tax policy' which protected family farms

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Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins at LAMMA Show
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Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins at LAMMA Show

It is the job of Defra Secretary to bang on the door of the Treasury and demand the Chancellor to listen. It is not acceptable for the Secretary of State for Defra to just accept what the Chancellor has...

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