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passed legislation to make employee share schemes tax-free. The trustees argued that the shares should not be taxed, as the scheme should be in the tax-free category if Ingram Hill had not appropriated the shares. The trustees further argued that the scheme could be retrospectively added to the list of tax-free schemes.
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1567:Northampton
1439:Severn View
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1003:21 February
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1673:Burtonwood
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305:Facilities
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1557:Maidstone
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