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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

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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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