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Labour MSP tells farmers to think about families struggling to pay for food in Inheritance Tax clash

"I wonder what people who are struggling to feed their families think when they hear the Conservatives crying foul over policies which protect people (farmers) from paying tax on assets worth up to £3 million in certain areas"

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When asked about the impact of Inheritance Tax changes to Kenny Campbell, a dairy farmer and cancer survivor in Scotland, Rhoda Grant, MSP for the Highlands and Islands, said he should 'put his affairs in order'.
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When asked about the impact of Inheritance Tax changes to Kenny Campbell, a dairy farmer and cancer survivor in Scotland, Rhoda Grant, MSP for the Highlands and Islands, said he should 'put his affairs in order'.

Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has told farmers they need to think about families struggling to feed their families in a row over Inheritance Tax. During a debate led by the Scottish Conservatives to reverse...

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