In the build up to the new government's first budget (date TBC but October likely) rumours are swirling about the abolition or capping of APR/BPR. If these stories have any foundation (and some feel well sourced) then many business and farmland owners will feel such changes would run contrary to the new government's aim to kick-start economic growth. In this pay-walled FT article Steve Rigby of Family Business UK identifies the risks to such businesses (and by extension the wider economy) posed by such changes.
The future of APR and BPR
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