Written Question·Treasury·UIN 46374
Inheritance Tax: Rural Areas and Tenants
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax on (a) rural communities and (b) low-income tenants.
Answer
James MurrayThe Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the inherita...
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