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Review of the Year Part 1 - a look back at a tumultuous year for the agricultural industry

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian revisits Defra's latest IHT announcement, disease threats and market volatility

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 4 min read
The year was dominated by Labour's planned changes to Inheritance Tax
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The year was dominated by Labour's planned changes to Inheritance Tax

Defra's announcement on December 23 that the threshold for Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief would be raised to £2.5 million has brought to an end one of the most turbulent 12 months...

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