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Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to business property relief on (a) family businesses and (b) the UK economy.

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Treasury
Tabled
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
29 Jan 2025
Answer
4 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to business property relief on (a) family businesses and (b) the UK economy.

  2. 29 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Feb 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...

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