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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n The boss of London\u2019s junior stock market has called on the Government<\/a> to help halt an exodus of companies listed in the City<\/a> as he warned over the impact of its move to cut inheritance tax relief on Aim shares.<\/p>\n Marcus Stuttard, head of Aim and UK primary markets at the London Stock Exchange<\/a>, urged the Government to reinstate \u201cfinancial incentives\u201d for Aim investors after last autumn\u2019s Budget<\/a> revealed plans to slash inheritance tax (IHT) relief on Aim-listed stock from 100% to 50% from April next year.<\/p>\n Aim has suffered a raft of firms quitting the market in recent years as part of a wider shift away from London towards overseas rivals and as firms are bought out by foreign competitors or taken private.<\/p>\n More than 60 firms \u2013 with a market cap of over \u00a312 billion \u2013 have already announced plans to leave Aim in 2025 as they look to move to the main market, delist or are bought out.<\/p>\n As Aim celebrates its 30th anniversary on Thursday, Mr Stuttard told the PA news agency that the Government can help stop the outflow of firms on London\u2019s beleaguered market, with \u201cmore companies leaving than joining in the last two years\u201d.<\/p>\n