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Peter Fox: "APR has been retained by past Governments of all colours, who recognised how important this was. So what has changed?"

Mr Fox is Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary for Wales. He writes about the Autumn Budget, farmers who are anxious about changes to Inheritance Tax and Agricultural Property Relief, how farmers have reduced investment due to the proposed changes, and his concerns for the future of family farming in Wales

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Peter Fox, MS for Monmouth, is the Welsh Conservative's Shadow Rural Secretary and a farmer. He said: "The problem is that Labour do not recognise the profound effect removing APR will have on the countryside, on our food security, especially here in Wales where our country is so dependent on family farms."
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Peter Fox, MS for Monmouth, is the Welsh Conservative's Shadow Rural Secretary and a farmer. He said: "The problem is that Labour do not recognise the profound effect removing APR will have on the countryside, on our food security, especially here in Wales where our country is so dependent on family farms."

As a farmer and the Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary, I have seen first hand the anxiety and stress Labour's Inheritance Tax changes are having on the farming community across Wales. With the UK Labour...

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