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Environment secretary admits he U-turned on farm inheritance tax

Sky News Tuesday, 19 November 2024 ()
Environment secretary admits he U-turned on farm inheritance taxThe secretary of state in charge of rural affairs, Steve Reed, has admitted he has changed his stance on farm inheritance tax because of the "£22bn black hole left by the Tories".
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 Steve Reed has defended the government's decision to introduce inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million. The environment secretary said Labour's Inheritance Tax plans became necessary because of the '£22 billion black hole' in the public finances they allegedly inherited from the previous...

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