Farmers to target rural Labour MPs in new wave of tractor tax protests
The IndependentSign 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 next month over inheritance ‘tractor tax’ hike for farmers, it has emerged. The tax change means previously exempt farms will be hit with a 20 per cent levy on farming assets worth more than £1m, with critics saying it will force family farmers to sell up and rip the heart out of Britain’s countryside. open image in gallery Rachel Reeves announced the change in October “This date will give everyone that wants to an opportunity to support family farms from right across the UK, to show unity and strength and for farmers and growers to speak as one in our call for government to stop the family farm tax. Ms Reeves has said the policy would stop the super rich buying up agricultural land to avoid inheritance tax, but asked about the changes by senior MPs on the Liaison Committee, Sir Keir said it “wasn’t aimed at a particular group of individuals”.