Devoncast – A £10m finance hit for Devon, inheritance tax on farmers under the spotlight and 80s pop icons Duran Duran
Devoncast
Friday, 6 December 2024 - 47 minutes
The cutting of a grant paid to rural councils could create a £10 million hole in Devon’s budget.
James McInnes, Devon County Council’s Conservative leader, called the scrapping of the rural services delivery grant “another assault on rural communities”, and said the repurposing of the cash towards areas of deprivation might not benefit Devon in the same way.
Fears about inheritance tax changes that could impact some Devon farmers has occupied local councils and Westminster, with a host of Devon politicians urging the government to re-think.
Reaction comes in relation to the nationalisation of South Western Railway, whose services run from Devon to London Waterloo, while pressure builds on Plymouth Council to finish works in Central Park.
And one of the most iconic bands of the eighties – Duran Duran – will be playing one of their only two gigs in 2025 right here in Devon.
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