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Chancellor says IHT proposals are 'fair' when quizzed on mental health impact

It comes after the release of Baroness Batters’ Farming Profitability Review said nearly all the responses to this review have cited Inheritance Tax as the single biggest issue

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Chancellor says IHT proposals are 'fair' when quizzed on mental health impact

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief are ‘fair' when questioned over the impact they were having on farmer mental health. Speaking...

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