UK farmers protest against proposed tax changes
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UK farmers protest against proposed tax changes

China Daily  

Farmers bring heavy equipment into central London on Monday to pressure the government into abandoning plans to change the country's laws around inheritance. RICHARD BAKER/GETTY IMAGES Hundreds of tractors converged on central London on Monday as farmers protested against the United Kingdom government's proposed changes to inheritance tax laws, particularly the introduction of a 20-percent tax on farms valued at more than 1 million pounds. Despite the widespread opposition, the UK's Labour Party government remains firm in its decision, stating that the tax changes are necessary to address budget deficits and ensure fairness in the tax system, reported ITV News. Speaking at a Farmers To Action campaign event in north London prior to the protest in Westminster, Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage said: "I'm pleased to see the campaign is ramping up. Farage said "persistent and peaceful" campaigning by farmers could "get change" on the new inheritance tax rules.

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Farmers’ protest live: Thousands set to arrive in London again amid ban on tractors by Met Police
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Farmers’ protest live: Thousands set to arrive in London again amid ban on tractors by Met Police

The Independent  

✕ Close Farmer calls on Keir Starmer to end agricultural inheritance tax Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Farmers face arrest if they block roads with their tractors during latest protest over Labour's inheritance tax raid, police warn
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Farmers face arrest if they block roads with their tractors during latest protest over Labour's inheritance tax raid, police warn

Daily Mail  

Farmers could be arrested if they drive their tractors in central London during a rally against changes to inheritance tax rules. Thousands of farmers lined the streets of Westminster with their tractors to protest Keir Starmer's 'toxic' proposals in December Farmers blasted the Government for 'screwing British industry' as they drove their tractors through London as part of their campaign …

UK farmers protest against proposed tax changes
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UK farmers protest against proposed tax changes

China Daily  

Farmers bring heavy equipment into central London on Monday to pressure the government into abandoning plans to change the country's laws around inheritance. RICHARD BAKER/GETTY IMAGES Hundreds of tractors converged on central London on Monday as farmers protested against the United Kingdom government's proposed changes to inheritance tax laws, particularly the introduction of a 20-percent tax on farms valued at …

Why farmers have choked central London with tanks, tractors
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why farmers have choked central London with tanks, tractors

India Today  

India, particularly Delhi, has seen tractors rolling on the highways during the Farmers Protest of 2020-2021. Along with the tractors that reached Parliament Square in Central London, a military tank in support of the farmer's protest also joined in, reported MyLondon. UK FARMERS PROTEST OVER INHERITANCE TAX CHANGES On Monday, tractors rolled through London with hundreds of farmers marching in …

‘If the farmers continue, they’ll win’: Hundreds of tractors descend on Westminster in latest tax protest
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘If the farmers continue, they’ll win’: Hundreds of tractors descend on Westminster in latest tax protest

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Liz Webster, the founder of Save British Farming, told The Independent that Mr Farage’s …

Labour warned UK is facing ‘humanitarian crisis’ in farming as thousands march on London
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Labour warned UK is facing ‘humanitarian crisis’ in farming as thousands march on London

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Caroline Cunningham and John Strachan were among those to voice …

Why are Britain’s farmers protesting?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why are Britain’s farmers protesting?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of farmers are expected to join a rally in …

Farmers call Government reforms ‘load of rubbish’ as anger over tax persists
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers call Government reforms ‘load of rubbish’ as anger over tax persists

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protesting outside the Oxford Farming Conference have called the Government’s newly-announced reforms to boost the sector’s profitability a “load of rubbish”. Julie Adams, an arable farmer near Bicester in Oxfordshire who joined the protest, called the Government’s new deal for farmers “a load of rubbish”. “A pre-rehearsed speech that barely touches on inheritance tax is not going to be …

Farmers' anger at Labour mayor as Tube chiefs ban anti-inheritance tax adverts for having 'politically controversial' anti-Government message
3 months ago

Farmers' anger at Labour mayor as Tube chiefs ban anti-inheritance tax adverts for having 'politically controversial' anti-Government message

Daily Mail  

London transport bosses have been accused of 'trying to silence' farmers after they banned their anti-inheritance tax adverts from the Tube over their 'politically controversial' anti-Government message. The National Farmers' Union planned to spend £40,000 on posters around Westminster station with its 'Stop The Family Farm Tax' campaign slogan to attract MPs' attention to the row when they return to …

Farmers to target rural Labour MPs in new wave of tractor tax protests
3 months ago

Farmers to target rural Labour MPs in new wave of tractor tax protests

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 Rural LabourMPs will be targeted in a fresh wave of protests …

Watch: Starmer faces PMQs as tractors take over Westminster in farmers’ protest
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: Starmer faces PMQs as tractors take over Westminster in farmers’ 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. Read our privacy policy Watch as Sir Keir Starmer faced Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, …

Farmers make fresh stand against Keir Starmer's tax grab: More than 100 tractors descend on Dover in protest against inheritance tax raid
4 months ago

Farmers make fresh stand against Keir Starmer's tax grab: More than 100 tractors descend on Dover in protest against inheritance tax raid

Daily Mail  

Over 100 tractors have rumbled through Dover today as farmers launched a fresh protest against Keir Starmer's inheritance tax grab. Over 100 tractors have rumbled through the English countryside on the way to Dover as farmers have launched a fresh protest against Keir Starmer 's inheritance tax grab Farmers adorned their tractors with placards to show their anger at the …

The last thing the farmers needed was Clarkson and Farage in cosplay
4 months, 1 week ago

The last thing the farmers needed was Clarkson and Farage in cosplay

The Independent  

From early morning, they started gathering outside parliament in smart Barbour jackets, flat caps and spotless wellies. “He is why I’m here,” said arable farmer Richard Jones, from Gloucestershire, pointing to his 14-year-old son Will who hopes to inherit their acres. Olly Harrison, the northwest farmer and blogger who organised the protest, started the speeches with “massive thanks to the …

Labour is losing the PR battle over the ‘tractor tax’
4 months, 1 week ago

Labour is losing the PR battle over the ‘tractor tax’

The Independent  

Who will decide who wins the fight between the government and the farmers? More in Common found that 57 per cent of people support making farmers exempt from inheritance tax, including 45 per cent of Labour voters. There is instinctive public support for being able to pass on assets to your children; inheritance tax is the most hated tax, even …

Government accused of ‘hammer blow’ to farmers as thousands protest in London
4 months, 1 week ago

Government accused of ‘hammer blow’ to farmers as thousands protest in London

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Government has been accused of dealing a “hammer blow” …

Protest is 'just the warm-up act', farmers warn after descending on London over Government's inheritance tax raid
4 months, 1 week ago

Protest is 'just the warm-up act', farmers warn after descending on London over Government's inheritance tax raid

Daily Mail  

One of the main organisers of yesterday’s farmers’ protest has described it as ‘just the warm-up act’. Farmers protest in central London over the changes to inheritance tax rules in the recent budget which introduce new taxes on farms worth more than £1 million Protesting farmers fill Whitehall opposite Downing Street in central London Children ride toy tractors in Parliament …

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes
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4 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-11-20 11:11 Farmers drive tractors through Westminster, central London on Tuesday during a demonstration against a policy of the United Kingdom's Labour Party government that is expected to increase inheritance tax for some farmers. REUTERS Farmers descended on central London on Tuesday to protest about recent changes to inheritance …

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-11-20 11:11 Farmers drive tractors through Westminster, central London on Tuesday during a demonstration against a policy of the United Kingdom's Labour Party government that is expected to increase inheritance tax for some farmers. REUTERS Farmers descended on central London on Tuesday to protest about recent changes to inheritance …

Why have British farmers marched on UK’s Parliament?
4 months, 1 week ago

Why have British farmers marched on UK’s Parliament?

Al Jazeera  

British farmers say they will be forced to sell farms under inheritance tax reforms. Among the reforms announced by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves in last month’s budget were plans to make inheritance tax payable on farms worth more than 1 million pounds. Under the 1992 Agricultural Property Relief scheme, farms had previously been exempt from paying any …

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes
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4 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes

China Daily  

Farmers drive tractors through Westminster, central London on Tuesday during a demonstration against a policy of the United Kingdom's Labour Party government that is expected to increase inheritance tax for some farmers. REUTERS Farmers descended on central London on Tuesday to protest about recent changes to inheritance tax rules, which they say could leave them with large tax bills that …

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes
4 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protest in central London over tax changes

China Daily  

Farmers drive tractors through Westminster, central London on Tuesday during a demonstration against a policy of the United Kingdom's Labour Party government that is expected to increase inheritance tax for some farmers. REUTERS Farmers descended on central London on Tuesday to protest about recent changes to inheritance tax rules, which they say could leave them with large tax bills that …

The real threat to British farmers… and it isn’t the ‘tractor tax’
4 months, 1 week ago

The real threat to British farmers… and it isn’t the ‘tractor tax’

The Independent  

I am dismayed by the protesting farmers’ sense of entitlement and pleading for special treatment. The London protest against the “tractor tax” is one funded by obscenely wealthy people who don’t want to pay any tax at all. Even after Labour’s changes, the tax due on a £3m house inherited from your parents would be £800,000, whereas tax on a …

More farmers seeking financial advice over inheritance tax changes, say experts
4 months, 1 week ago

More farmers seeking financial advice over inheritance tax changes, say experts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Restrictions on agricultural property relief are particularly challenging for …

Farmers in tweed, children on toy tractors and celebrities join London protest
4 months, 1 week ago

Farmers in tweed, children on toy tractors and celebrities join London protest

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Metropolitan Police estimated 13,000 people attended Tuesday’s protest in central London, which called …

Farmers’ protest: What’s happening in London today?
4 months, 1 week ago

Farmers’ protest: What’s happening in London today?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Harrison told his 120,000 followers that the rally is “all about landing the …

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
4 months, 1 week ago

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms. That is half the 40% inheritance tax rate levied on other land and property in the U.K. Starmer’s center-left government says the “vast …

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
4 months, 1 week ago

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms

The Independent  

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Ailbhe Rea: Farmers Descend on Westminster
4 months, 1 week ago

Ailbhe Rea: Farmers Descend on Westminster

Bloomberg  

We’ve had an influx of muddy wellies and flat caps in parliament today as farmers protest against the changes to inheritance tax announced in last month’s budget. They marched on Whitehall, tractor horns wailing and accompanied by famous faces including Jeremy Clarkson and Andrew Lloyd-Webber, before descending on parliament to personally lobby MPs against the plan to levy inheritance tax …

British farmers protest against ‘tractor tax’ on inheritance
4 months, 1 week ago

British farmers protest against ‘tractor tax’ on inheritance

Al Jazeera  

Farmers say the tax will destroy family farms and threaten food production, while the gov’t says it’s needed to raise funds. British farmers have descended on London to call on the government to scrap inheritance tax rules on land ownership, which they say will destroy family-run farms. The measure, referred to by critics as the “tractor tax”, was announced last …

Why are the farmers ploughing ahead with a major protest next week?
4 months, 1 week ago

Why are the farmers ploughing ahead with a major protest next week?

The Independent  

Not so very long ago, agricultural property relief from inheritance tax was one of the more obscure corners of the UK tax code. They’ve had to contend with the transition from the EU Common Agricultural Policy to a domestic system; bullying by the big supermarkets; labour shortages; rocketing energy bills; environmental obligations; increases in the minimum wage and employers’ national …

Farmers’ ‘tractor tax’ protest move to new location because Trafalgar Square is not big enough
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers’ ‘tractor tax’ protest move to new location because Trafalgar Square is not big enough

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. The gathering of people from farming communities around the country is a response to chancellor …

Militant farmers to stage a 'national strike' against Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raids - with meat and crops set to be withheld from supermarkets
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Militant farmers to stage a 'national strike' against Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raids - with meat and crops set to be withheld from supermarkets

Daily Mail  

Militant farmers will hold back meat and crops from supermarkets next week as part of a ‘national strike’ against Labour’s inheritance tax raids. Farmers drive slowly through central London in protests on food security in March Farmers demonstrated in London in March over food security fears Over 100,000 farms could be hit by Labour's changes to inheritance tax, the Conservatives …

Thousands of farmers to descend on London as Met Police gives green light
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Furious farmers to hold major Westminster protest over Labour's Budget land cash raid - as Rachel Reeves tells them it is 'fair' to hit them with death taxes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Furious farmers to hold major Westminster protest over Labour's Budget land cash raid - as Rachel Reeves tells them it is 'fair' to hit them with death taxes

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of furious farmers will hold a major demonstration in central London amid rising anger at Labour's Budget death tax raid on their land. The National Farmers Union is to hold a major Westminster rally next month after Rachel Reeves revoked farmland's exemption from inheritance tax. According to Budget papers, from April 2026 farmers will be able to claim a …

Farmers ride tractors into central London in major protest over trade deals
1 year ago

Farmers ride tractors into central London in major protest over trade deals

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Campaign groups Save British Farming and Fairness for Farmers of Kent have assembled a …

Farmers’ anger is increasing, outgoing union head warns UK governments
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers’ anger is increasing, outgoing union head warns UK governments

The Telegraph  

Concerns have been growing in Wales over the Government’s proposed reforms to the EU-subsidy scheme, which will require 20 percent of farms to be used for trees and wildlife habitat. An impact assessment commissioned for the Welsh Government suggests a decline in labour of 11 percent, amounting to 5,500 jobs, although it suggests this may be reflected in farmers working …

Protesting farmers heap pressure on new French prime minister ahead of hotly anticipated measures
1 year, 2 months ago

Protesting farmers heap pressure on new French prime minister ahead of hotly anticipated measures

Associated Press  

PARIS — Protesting farmers shut down long stretches of some of France’s major highways again Friday, using tractors to block and slow traffic and squeeze the government ever more tightly to give in to their demands that growing and rearing food be made easier and more lucrative. This time, Macron’s new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, his mettle being sorely tested …

German farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in a protest against fuel subsidy cuts
1 year, 2 months ago

German farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in a protest against fuel subsidy cuts

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Farmers clogged Berlin streets with their tractors on Monday, honking their horns in protest at a plan to scrap tax breaks on the diesel they use, the climax of a week of protests that has tapped into wider discontent with Germany’s government. Over the past week, farmers have blocked highway entrances and slowed traffic across Germany with their …

New Zealand farmers hit streets to protest cow-burp tax plan
2 years, 5 months ago

New Zealand farmers hit streets to protest cow-burp tax plan

The Hindu  

Farmers across New Zealand took to the streets on their tractors Thursday to protest government plans to tax cow burps and other greenhouse gas emissions, although the rallies were smaller than many had expected. But some farmers argue the proposed tax would actually increase global greenhouse gas emissions by shifting farming to countries less efficient at making food. We’re painted …

Farmers hit the streets across New Zealand to protest Jacinda Ardern's 'burp and fart' animal tax
2 years, 5 months ago

Farmers hit the streets across New Zealand to protest Jacinda Ardern's 'burp and fart' animal tax

Daily Mail  

Farmers quit their fields and hit the streets of New Zealand's cities today in countrywide protests against plans to tax greenhouse emissions from farm animals. Farmers drove in a convoy of vehicles throughout the major cities in New Zealand, with one farmer putting a sign in the back of his car which read 'fart tax my a**e' in Wellington. Farmers …

New Zealand farmers hit streets to protest cow-burp tax plan
2 years, 5 months ago

New Zealand farmers hit streets to protest cow-burp tax plan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Farmers across New Zealand took …

New Zealand farmers protest world’s first livestock ‘burp tax’
2 years, 5 months ago

New Zealand farmers protest world’s first livestock ‘burp tax’

Al Jazeera  

Farmyard vehicles disrupted traffic in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and other cities to protest emissions tax. Travelling in convoys of tractors and pickup trucks, farmers in New Zealand have gathered in cities and towns across the country to protest against the government’s plan to be the first country in the world to tax emissions from farm animals. Lines of tractors and …

Indian farmers protest agriculture laws near Parliament
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian farmers protest agriculture laws near Parliament

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 200 farmers demonstrated …

Protests outside Parliament will start on July 22, say farm unions
3 years, 8 months ago

Protests outside Parliament will start on July 22, say farm unions

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protesting three agricultural laws say they would begin demonstrating outside Parliament on July 22, part of a new push to force the government to scrap a set of legislation enacted last year. Members of various farmers organisations protest against the Central Government over three farm reform laws, near BJP office in Amritsar on June 5. According to a plan …

Farmers to protest outside Parliament every day during Monsoon Session, says Samyukt Kisan Morcha
3 years, 8 months ago

Farmers to protest outside Parliament every day during Monsoon Session, says Samyukt Kisan Morcha

Firstpost  

A warning letter will be given to all Opposition MPs on 17 July, asking them to protest the agri laws inside the House, the SKM said New Delhi: A group of around 200 farmers will protest against the Centre’s three farm laws outside Parliament every day during the Monsoon Session, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha announced on Sunday. “We will also …

Farmers' protest LIVE: P Chidambaram questions MEA, after Rihanna's viral tweet
4 years, 1 month ago

Farmers' protest LIVE: P Chidambaram questions MEA, after Rihanna's viral tweet

Hindustan Times  

As the agitation against the three contentious farm laws entered the 68th day on Wednesday, farmers continued to camp around the borders of Delhi. One of Haryana’s prominent khaps, Kandela khap, organised a ‘Kisan mahapanchayat’ in Kandela village of Jind district on Wednesday where BKU president Rakesh Tikait and several other leaders of various farmer unions were present. The protest …

Farmers' protest: Tractor with Rs 35 lakh worth of modifications draws attention
4 years, 2 months ago

Farmers' protest: Tractor with Rs 35 lakh worth of modifications draws attention

Op India  

Amidst ongoing farmer protests and the farmer unions’ stubbornness to hold tractor rally on Republic Day, the display of wealth among protesting ‘farmers’ has become a thing. As per the reports, a farmer identified as Sunil Gulia got his tractor modified for the rally and spent an outrageous amount of Rs.35 lakh on the process. The reports suggest that many …

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