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Treasury stands firm as MP pleads 'stop the farm tax heist'

Cross-party rural MPs issue heartfelt appeal for the Government to meet farmers and reconsider its planned agricultural tax changes

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MP Carla Lockhart said: "草榴社区 feel under siege - they want Government to work with them not against them in what can only be described as a farm tax heist.鈥�
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MP Carla Lockhart said: "草榴社区 feel under siege - they want Government to work with them not against them in what can only be described as a farm tax heist.鈥�

The Treasury dismissed appeals to speak to farmers and their representatives, as cross-party MPs issued a heartfelt plea for the Government to reconsider its planned family farm tax. Daniel Tomlinson,...

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