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Labour MP Steve Witherden on IHT: "I asked the Treasury to raise the threshold to target the tax-dodging multinationals... there is still time for this to be put right"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Steve Witherden, Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

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Labour MP Steve Witherden on IHT: "I asked the Treasury to raise the threshold to target the tax-dodging multinationals... there is still time for this to be put right"

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