Question follow-through · 24450
Business: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of family-owned businesses on the local economy; and what assessment has she made of the potential impact of changes to the Business Property Relief on local communities.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 16 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of family-owned businesses on the local economy; and what assessment has she made of the potential impact of changes to the Business Property Relief on local communities.
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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24 Jan 2025
Answer published
At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government took a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to restore economic stability, fix the public finances, and support public services. These were tough decisions given the situation we i...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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