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Wales TUC demands Hunt drops inheritance tax cut from autumn statement
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt

WELSH trade unions have demanded Chancellor Jeremy Hunt drop anticipated inheritance tax changes in Wednesday’s Autumn Statement.

The Wales TUC said a recent poll showed just 2 per cent of people in Wales would benefit from cuts to inheritance tax. 

WTUC general secretary Shavanah Taj said: “Virtually no-one is affected by inheritance tax in Wales, but if it is cut our public services will be starved of much-needed funding yet again.

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