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Farmer's son tells inquest his father died due to IHT changes

Yorkshire farmer John Charlesworth died on October 29, 2024, just a day before Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Government's Autumn Budget changes to Inheritance Tax

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John Charlesworth (pictured) died on October 29 last year. His son, Johnathan Charlesworth, said: "I think he [my dad] was under stress looking after my mum but if it had not been for worries about Inheritance Tax, he would still be here today."
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John Charlesworth (pictured) died on October 29 last year. His son, Johnathan Charlesworth, said: "I think he [my dad] was under stress looking after my mum but if it had not been for worries about Inheritance Tax, he would still be here today."

An inquest has heard how a Yorkshire farmer took his life just a day prior to last year's Autumn Budget announcement due to impending fears that an Inheritance Tax bill could have taken half of his farm....

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