Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : This announcement, which sees the tax threshold raised from £1m to £2.5m, will come as a huge relief to many.
47% : "It's welcome news that some farmers will be lifted out of inheritance tax, but there are still many more, especially on the lowland arable parts of Northumberland, that will be hit by the tax.
44% : While there is still tax to pay, this will greatly reduce that tax burden for many family farms, those working people of the countryside.
29% : He said "This partial u-turn was made possible by the efforts of farmers across Northumberland who have not backed down since the awful family farm tax was introduced in Labour's first budget.

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