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Unions highlight need to pause IHT reforms in Baroness Batters' Farm Profitability Review

NFU Scotland said UK Government must 'pause, consult and reconsider' APR and BPR changes to avoid the decline of farm business and rural communities

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Could Baroness Batters' Farm Profitability Review give Government the wake-up call it needs to reconsider Inheritance Tax reforms?
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Could Baroness Batters' Farm Profitability Review give Government the wake-up call it needs to reconsider Inheritance Tax reforms?

Responses have been published to Baroness Batters' Farm Profitability Review, with farmers citing Inheritance Tax changes as one of the barriers to a profitable farming sector. In April, Defra appointed...

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