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The ‘tractor tax’ needs to be rethought to protect family farms

Dan Neidle is the British tax lawyer and Labour Party supporter whose work – along with reporting by The Independent – resulted in Nadhim Zahawi’s dismissal from Rishi Sunak’s government in January last year. He has suggested raising the threshold for inheritance tax from £1m to £20m, which would exclude genuine family farms while increasing the revenue from investors buying …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Starmer held private meeting with NFU boss for ‘grown-up’ inheritance tax talks

The Independent

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1 month ago

Reeves’s inheritance tax raid ‘hits farmers harder than tax avoiders’

The Telegraph

Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid will hit farmers harder than wealthy investors using land for financial planning purposes, analysis has found, despite claims the Chancellor wants to make the system “fairer”. Dan Neidle, founder of the think tank, said: “This suggests the Budget proposal doesn’t go far enough to stop avoidance, but goes too far in how it applies to …

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1 month ago

NFU chief hints farmers could take more extreme action if government ignores inheritance tax protest

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked what he thinks farmers’ next steps will be, following Tuesday’s demonstration, Tom Bradshaw said: …

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1 month ago

ROBERT HARDMAN: 'Starmer the Farmer Harmer' rose the chant from green-clad rural army

Daily Mail

You could hardly have asked for a more old-fashioned protest outside the gates of Downing Street: everyone thanking the police, everyone doffing their caps at the capital’s war memorials, everyone being so frightfully well-behaved that, upon being asked not to march up to Parliament Square owing to sheer pressure of numbers, all very courteously complied. Robert Hardman joined farmers at …

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UK farmers rally to oppose government's inheritance tax reforms

Hindustan Times

British farmers called on the government on Tuesday to revoke a contentious proposal to alter inheritance tax laws for land ownership, threatening to jam the streets of London. Farmers drive their tractors past the Houses of Parliament during a protest against issues including substandard food imports, in London, UK, on Monday, In the past, farming enterprises were eligible for a …

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1 month ago

Do you support the ‘tractor tax’ on inherited farms? Join The Independent Debate

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government’s announcement of changes to inheritance tax, which will see …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Thousands of farmers to descend on London as Met Police gives green light

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We don’t want to bring the capital city to a stop or disrupt roads.” The …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘The NFU doesn’t possess our power’: On the march with Britain’s furious farmers

The Telegraph

The Government’s Budget decision to target agricultural assets with inheritance tax has sparked uproar among farmers, with the turmoil in the sector such that one has allegedly taken his own life. But amid the ire at Labour, many outraged farmers now have a new enemy – turning on their own union, the NFU, after it limited planned protests. But farmers …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jeremy Clarkson’s fury as farmers protest over inheritance tax raid is blocked

The Telegraph

A mass protest by farmers against Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid has been blocked, Jeremy Clarkson has claimed. The former Top Gear presenter was among hundreds of farmers who had planned to attend a major demonstration on Nov 19 against the Government’s inheritance tax raid on their land. However the National Farmers Union said that “legal issues” meant that only …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Labour doesn’t understand the countryside, say farmers in warning ‘tractor tax’ will destroy village life

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid could hit the UK's ability to grow food

Daily Mail

Food security could be at risk following the Labour Budget, a leading farm industry figure has warned. Farmers demonstrated in London in March over food security fears - and it is feared they could do so again After Rachel Reeves' Budget, the government was warned the new measures could stop an entire generation from farming Food security could be at …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers call for inheritance tax U-turn ahead of crunch talks with ministers

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Furious farmers call on Labour to axe its inheritance tax raid ahead of key meeting with ministers - as rural rebellion over Chancellor's shock move threatens to boil over

Daily Mail

Furious farmers are calling on the Government to reverse their plans to charge inheritance tax on farms - with the head of the National Farmers' Union claiming it is 'the only sensible course of action'. NFU president Tom Bradshaw is to meet Environment Secretary Steve Reed for crunch talks on Monday amid a growing furore over the Rachel Reeves's decision …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers want to be ‘militant’ in response to inheritance tax raid, warns NFU

The Telegraph

Farmers want to be “militant” in response to Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid, the president of the National Farmers Union has said. Tom Bradshaw, the president of the union, which represents more than 46,000 farming and growing businesses, said something “has to change” on the policy, which was announced by the Chancellor in the Budget last week. Ms Reeves said …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Three quarters of British food will be hit by Reeves’s tax raid, warn farmers

The Telegraph

Three quarters of food produced by British farmers will be hit by Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid, the industry has warned. Tom Bradshaw, chief executive of the National Farmers’ Union, said an estimated “75pc of the total farmed area” would be subject to death duties despite the Chancellor’s claims that only a minority of farmers will be hit. So there …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Backlash as NFU farm chief says Rachel Reeves’ ‘tractor tax’ will hit seven in 10 farms

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tension, anger and frustration ‘so tangible’ among farmers after Budget – NFU

The Independent

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan does not adhere to 'no first use' of nuclear weapons policy: ex-Army official

The Hindu

Pakistan does not follow the "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons and the country's deterrence capabilities can respond to all threats from the enemy, a former senior military officer has said, as he clarified Islamabad's stance on the use of atomic weapons. The Dawn newspaper reported that Mr. Kidwai, who has served as the director general of the Strategic …

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7 months ago

Weather and farming: Heavier downpours will mean food shortages and hit animals, NFU warns

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution study have concluded that climate change made rainfall during storms in the UK …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers’ confidence at all-time low after months of wet weather

The Telegraph

Farmers’ confidence in England and Wales has collapsed to an all-time low, with more than four-fifths saying they have been negatively affected by months of wet weather, sector leaders have warned. All areas of farming - arable, livestock, poultry, horticulture and dairy - expect to decrease production over the next year, a poll by the National Farmers Union found. The …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Brexit changes linked to ‘collapse in confidence’ for UK farmers

The Independent

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8 months, 1 week ago

Farmers issue urgent warning over food shortages after torrential downpours

The Independent

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre to grant long-pending non-functional upgrade benefit to armed forces

The Hindu

In a move to address one of the core anomalies of the services with respect to their civil counterparts in the government, the Centre has decided to grant Non-Functional Upgrade benefit over which a legal battle has been going on for some time. In December 2016, the Principal Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal, New Delhi granted NFU to armed …

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The ‘tractor tax’ needs to be rethought to protect family farms

Starmer held private meeting with NFU boss for ‘grown-up’ inheritance tax talks

Reeves’s inheritance tax raid ‘hits farmers harder than tax avoiders’

NFU chief hints farmers could take more extreme action if government ignores inheritance tax protest

ROBERT HARDMAN: 'Starmer the Farmer Harmer' rose the chant from green-clad rural army

UK farmers rally to oppose government's inheritance tax reforms

Do you support the ‘tractor tax’ on inherited farms? Join The Independent Debate

Thousands of farmers to descend on London as Met Police gives green light

‘The NFU doesn’t possess our power’: On the march with Britain’s furious farmers

Jeremy Clarkson’s fury as farmers protest over inheritance tax raid is blocked

Labour doesn’t understand the countryside, say farmers in warning ‘tractor tax’ will destroy village life

How Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid could hit the UK's ability to grow food

Farmers call for inheritance tax U-turn ahead of crunch talks with ministers

Furious farmers call on Labour to axe its inheritance tax raid ahead of key meeting with ministers - as rural rebellion over Chancellor's shock move threatens to boil over

Farmers want to be ‘militant’ in response to inheritance tax raid, warns NFU

Three quarters of British food will be hit by Reeves’s tax raid, warn farmers

Backlash as NFU farm chief says Rachel Reeves’ ‘tractor tax’ will hit seven in 10 farms

Tension, anger and frustration ‘so tangible’ among farmers after Budget – NFU

Pakistan does not adhere to 'no first use' of nuclear weapons policy: ex-Army official

Weather and farming: Heavier downpours will mean food shortages and hit animals, NFU warns

Farmers’ confidence at all-time low after months of wet weather

Brexit changes linked to ‘collapse in confidence’ for UK farmers

Farmers issue urgent warning over food shortages after torrential downpours

Centre to grant long-pending non-functional upgrade benefit to armed forces