An MP has claimed that South Shropshire has been 'abandoned' by the Chancellor's Budget today.
The MP has scrutinised decisions on tax changes, saying that the Chancellor has broken her party's election pledge that 'Labour will not increase taxes on working people'.
Mr Anderson said this would damage farms in the longer term"since the reliefs had enabled them to be handed down to future generations for free of charge". He added that he had previously called on the Government in September to rule out any changes, reporting that Shropshire boasts the highest number of farm holdings of any county in England - forming nearly 20 per cent of enterprises.
"Billed as one of the 'greatest economic moments in Labour history', the Budget has failed to deliver.
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