Attempt to turn a stretch of the English-Scottish border into a commercial forest exposes threat to habitats from wealthy investorsOn the English-Scottish border a small species of butterfly, the northern brown argus, has fended...
Read MoreLevy on inherited farms and family businesses worth £2.5m or more comes into force 6 AprilA new inheritance tax regime for UK farms and family businesses comes into force on Monday and will present “significant...
Read MoreU-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at riskMinisters will increase the threshold for taxing inherited farmland from £1m to £2.5m after months of...
Read MorePrevious policy would have led to inheritance tax being levied on farms valued at over £1mAnnouncing the inheritance tax change (or U-turn – although she is not calling it that), Emma Reynolds, the environment...
Read MoreTreasury says concession could be worth £30m next year and then £70m annually until 2030Rachel Reeves has eased inheritance tax on agricultural property after pressure from farmers.As the chancellor made her budget...
Read MoreNFU welcomes fresh evidence from tax researchers that planned changes may not target wealthiest landownersThe National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for a meeting with Rachel Reeves to discuss changes to Labour’s...
Read MoreHMRC figures appear to indicate departure of high net worth people is in line with OBR predictions, report saysClaims of an exodus of wealthy “non-doms” in response to tax rises may be overblown, according to a...
Read MoreExclusive: Chancellor also looking at tweaks to capital gains tax to try to bridge £40bn-plus spending gap before budgetThe Treasury is looking at ways to raise more money from inheritance tax amid growing pressure on the...
Read MoreReports say wealthy elite are leaving over tax changes – prompting a possible rethink by Rachel Reeves – but hard data is tricky to findIn Chester Square, the exclusive London address that was once home to Margaret...
Read MoreReport says proposals ‘threaten to affect most vulnerable’, who would be helped by more time to seek adviceA group of influential MPs has urged the government to delay controversial planned changes to inheritance tax...
Read MoreCar exports will face 10% tariffs while levies on steel and aluminium are cut to zeroTrump and Starmer confirm ‘breakthrough’ UK-US trade dealThe Liberal Democrats treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper has reiterated...
Read MoreTrump says he is ‘thrilled’ with deal and claims it will be ‘so good’ for both countriesStarmer and Trump to announce UK-US trade dealThe Liberal Democrats treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper has...
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