Oral Question·Treasury
“What steps she has taken to help increase economic growth in North Yorkshire.”
Tabled: 15 January 2025Answered: 21 January 2025
Asked by
Alison Hume
Labour — Scarborough and Whitby
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves)
The Government are better targeting these reliefs to make them fairer. The latest figures for 2021-22 show that the top 7% of claims are counted for 40% of the total value of agricultural property relief.