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IHT could lead to loss of Welsh language if farming families leave rural communities

Llyr Gruffydd, MS for North Wales, said Inheritance Tax changes could result in more young people moving away from rural areas, which would have an adverse impact on the Welsh language

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Plaid Cymru MS Llyr Gruffydd said: "Introducing the changes to Inheritance Tax would make it more difficult for young families to continue to farm or to stay in rural areas, and that would undermine the future of the language."
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Plaid Cymru MS Llyr Gruffydd said: "Introducing the changes to Inheritance Tax would make it more difficult for young families to continue to farm or to stay in rural areas, and that would undermine the future of the language."

Rural communities could be drastically altered if young people decide to leave areas their families have farmed for centuries due to Inheritance Tax changes. Llyr Gruffydd, MS for North Wales, told...

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