Elon Musk tells Keir Starmer to 'leave the farmers alone' after Labour's raid on inheritance tax sparks uproar from farming families who fear 'disgusting land grab' will destroy their way of life
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Elon Musk tells Keir Starmer to 'leave the farmers alone' after Labour's raid on inheritance tax sparks uproar from farming families who fear 'disgusting land grab' will destroy their way of life

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Elon Musk has slammed Labour's brutal inheritance tax hike that will negatively impact farming families. His comments come as Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party announced a tax shake-up this week, including a major change to inheritance tax. Elon Musk has slammed Labour's brutal inheritance tax hike that will impact farming families Musk's comments come as Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party announced a tax shake-up this week, including a major change to inheritance tax Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the country had 'voted for change' and vowed to 'invest' as she mounted one of the biggest raids in history in the Commons Outraged farmers are calling the move 'bonkers' and warning that unaffordable tax bills faced by the inheritors of family farms will lead to them going under. The National Farmers' Union predicted the change – axing Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on farms worth more than £1million – would 'snatch away the next generation's ability to carry on producing British food' – and could lead to higher prices.

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