March 6: Welsh Conservatives criticise First Minister for 'dereliction of duty' over family farm tax

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the Senedd debate last night which called on the Welsh Government to encourage the UK Government to pause the family farm tax and conduct an impact assessment. Shadow Conservative Minister Samuel Kurtz criticised the First Minister for her meeting with the Chancellor and failing to raise awareness of the scale of concern from Welsh farmers over the changes to Inheritance Tax, describing it as a 'dereliction of duty'

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March 6: Welsh Conservatives criticise First Minister for 'dereliction of duty' over family farm tax

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