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EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Kurtz: "Íæż½ã½ã deserve a Government that champions them, not undermines them"

The MS for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire writes about his reappointment as Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary for Wales, SFS, and why the Welsh Conservatives stand side by side with farmers on Inheritance Tax reforms

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Samuel Kurtz MS, Welsh Conservative MS for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, said: "This family farm tax threatens to force the sale of land just to pay the bill. It is reckless and short-sighted. If implemented, it would see Welsh family farms disappear, food prices rise, and rural communities hollowed out."
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Samuel Kurtz MS, Welsh Conservative MS for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, said: "This family farm tax threatens to force the sale of land just to pay the bill. It is reckless and short-sighted. If implemented, it would see Welsh family farms disappear, food prices rise, and rural communities hollowed out."

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