Farmers will fight 'for as long as it takes' to halt Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid, union president warns
1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers will fight 'for as long as it takes' to halt Rachel Reeves's inheritance tax raid, union president warns

Daily Mail  

Farmers will fight ‘for as long as it takes’ to halt Rachel Reeves’ inheritance tax raid, the president of the National Farmers’ Union warns today. Writing in the Mail as MPs prepare to debate the ‘family farm tax’ in the Commons this afternoon, Tom Bradshaw says farmers will not ‘let this go’. The Chancellor’s reforms to inheritance tax relief will see farmers pay a 20 per cent rate on land and property they inherit worth more than £1million. Farmers will fight ‘for as long as it takes’ to halt Rachel Reeves ’ inheritance tax raid, the president of the National Farmers’ Union warns Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves' reforms to inheritance tax relief will see farmers pay a 20 per cent rate on land and property they inherit worth more than £1million Ms Reeves yesterday doubled down on the tax raid, telling MPs: ‘The vast majority of the cost of agricultural property relief is enjoyed by a very small number of very large and very expensive estates.

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Farming chief calls for pause on ‘disastrous’ tractor tax in latest blow to Starmer over controversial change
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1 week, 4 days ago

Farming chief calls for pause on ‘disastrous’ tractor tax in latest blow to Starmer over controversial change

The Independent  

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UK’s top union leader turns on Starmer over impact of family farm tax
2 weeks ago

UK’s top union leader turns on Starmer over impact of family farm tax

The Independent  

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Why the tractor tax will bankrupt families like mine
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Why the tractor tax will bankrupt families like mine

The Independent  

As I look out over our farmyard to the valley – which looks particularly Christmassy with a robin flitting around our hardy cattle, grazing on the last of the frost-tipped grass – all I can think about is the future of my family. The changes announced in Rachel Reeves’ Budget mean that farms will be required to pay 20 per …

Farmers to target rural Labour MPs in new wave of tractor tax protests
2 weeks, 3 days ago

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

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer reveals the real reason for his ‘family farm tax’ in grilling by senior MPs
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Keir Starmer reveals the real reason for his ‘family farm tax’ in grilling by senior MPs

The Independent  

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Reeves’s build for growth strategy in doubt because of impact of inheritance tax changes
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Reeves’s build for growth strategy in doubt because of impact of inheritance tax changes

The Independent  

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The ‘tractor tax’ needs to be rethought to protect family farms
3 weeks, 6 days ago

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

The Independent  

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 …

Labour MP branded 'completely ignorant' for claiming it's 'quite hard to find a poor farmer' amid fresh protests over Rachel Reeves' tax raid
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Labour MP branded 'completely ignorant' for claiming it's 'quite hard to find a poor farmer' amid fresh protests over Rachel Reeves' tax raid

Daily Mail  

A Labour MP was today criticised over her 'complete ignorance' after she claimed it's 'quite hard to find a poor farmer'. Dame Siobhain McDonagh, MP for Mitcham and Morden in south London, provoked a backlash as she defended Chancellor Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid. Under changes dubbed a 'family farm tax', farmers will have to pay a 20 per cent …

Farm tax changes under fire in Parliament as angry farmers protest outside
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Farm tax changes under fire in Parliament as angry farmers protest outside

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. “Obviously, the idea is that we want to pass it down to the next generation, but farmers are asset-rich, …

Loophole used by super rich to avoid tractor tax unavailable to family farms
1 month ago

Loophole used by super rich to avoid tractor tax unavailable to family farms

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Opposition growing to family farm tax ahead of major protest in London
1 month ago

Opposition growing to family farm tax ahead of major protest in London

The Independent  

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Kirstie Allsopp's inheritance tax nightmare
1 month ago

Kirstie Allsopp's inheritance tax nightmare

Daily Mail  

Kirstie Allsopp has a confession to make. ‘I remember one year my partner Ben was lying on the sofa and I was doing the stockings for the children like an insane person.’ She mimes frantically wrapping one gift after another. We have people come on the show who are sometimes painfully shy or have PTSD or other mental health worries, …

I have never seen such widespread anger, betrayal and despair in my life, writes National Farmers' Union president Tom Bradshaw
1 month, 1 week ago

I have never seen such widespread anger, betrayal and despair in my life, writes National Farmers' Union president Tom Bradshaw

Daily Mail  

When the announcement of the family farm tax came out of the blue last month, I’m sure the Government expected a grumble from farmers. NFU President Tom Bradshaw speaks at a National Farmers Union event in Westminster on November 19 Thousands of farmers holding banners and placards, gathered on Downing Street last month to protest against inheritance tax changes in …

Starmer may be ‘softening’ on Labour’s ‘tractor tax’, NFU president claims
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Starmer may be ‘softening’ on Labour’s ‘tractor tax’, NFU president claims

The Independent  

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Reeves’s inheritance tax raid ‘hits farmers harder than tax avoiders’
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

‘Labour becoming the cruel party’ over tax changes, warns farmer baroness
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Labour becoming the cruel party’ over tax changes, warns farmer baroness

The Independent  

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Why farmers are fretting across the world
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why farmers are fretting across the world

Hindustan Times  

They come in long convoys of tractors, sometimes with months of food supplies with them, to stage protests. In London, hundreds of farmers stormed Britain’s heart of government, Whitehall, this week, protesting a proposed 20% inheritance tax they say will be a stab in their backs. Studies have shown that Indian farmers are “net taxed” or implicitly taxed due to …

Independent readers left divided over Labour’s ‘tractor tax’ on inherited farms
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Independent readers left divided over Labour’s ‘tractor tax’ on inherited farms

The Independent  

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Reeves denies claims she is about to exempt over-80s from family farm tax
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Reeves denies claims she is about to exempt over-80s from family farm tax

The Independent  

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Farmers should shut up and muck in – for the greater good
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers should shut up and muck in – for the greater good

The Independent  

We oldies have accepted the loss of our winter fuel payments for the greater good – to fund the NHS, schools, etc. They would do well to accept paying inheritance tax with good grace, and as a contribution to the public services we all enjoy and would like to see improved. Lindsay Mayor Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Labour should get off …

The last thing the farmers needed was Clarkson and Farage in cosplay
1 month, 3 weeks 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’
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

BBC's Victoria Derbyshire clashes with Labour minister as he urges farmers to 'find out how inheritance tax works' if they are 'anxious' about budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BBC's Victoria Derbyshire clashes with Labour minister as he urges farmers to 'find out how inheritance tax works' if they are 'anxious' about budget

Daily Mail  

A Labour minister has been accused of being 'patronising' by BBC presenter Victoria Derbyshire after telling farmers anxious about the so-called 'tractor tax' they should find out how it works. Victoria Derbyshire, presenter of BBC2's Newsnight, accused Labour minister James Murray of being 'patronising' after he urged farmers to find out how inheritance tax works He was speaking on the …

Angela Rayner refuses to rule out further increases to inheritance tax on farmers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Angela Rayner refuses to rule out further increases to inheritance tax on farmers

The Independent  

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NFU chief hints farmers could take more extreme action if government ignores inheritance tax protest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Why have British farmers marched on UK’s Parliament?
1 month, 3 weeks 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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1 month, 3 weeks 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
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1 month, 3 weeks 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
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1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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 tractor tax has done lasting damage to ‘Starmer the farmer harmer’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The tractor tax has done lasting damage to ‘Starmer the farmer harmer’

The Independent  

Out in sunny Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit – an event no prime minister can easily avoid – Sir Keir Starmer is a world away from the first day of snow back home. It is hardly the prime minister’s fault that he finds himself, albeit briefly, in such an earthly paradise and among such rarified company; but he …

Many farmers ‘wrong’ about inheritance tax change, Environment Secretary says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Many farmers ‘wrong’ about inheritance tax change, Environment Secretary says

The Independent  

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The real threat to British farmers… and it isn’t the ‘tractor tax’
1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

UK farmers rally to oppose government's inheritance tax reforms
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

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 …

‘It’s become so tough I’m looking for a second job’: Inside the farming crisis
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘It’s become so tough I’m looking for a second job’: Inside the farming crisis

The Independent  

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Farmers’ protest: Why are farm owners demonstrating over inheritance tax?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Farmers’ protest: Why are farm owners demonstrating over inheritance tax?

The Independent  

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Do you support the ‘tractor tax’ on inherited farms? Join The Independent Debate
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

‘The tractor tax means we’re sleepwalking into food shortages’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘The tractor tax means we’re sleepwalking into food shortages’

The Independent  

When I was growing up in rural Lincolnshire, I remember my best friend’s dad would always use a certain saying. “I think what a lot of people are missing is that, if we have this tax – on the cuts that we have with the subsidies, on top of the existing legislation that we have to abide by – there’s …

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms
1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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British farmers protest against ‘tractor tax’ on inheritance
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Ailbhe Rea: Farmers Descend on Westminster
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Starmer warned Labour faces wipeout of rural MPs in farm tax backlash ahead of protest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Starmer warned Labour faces wipeout of rural MPs in farm tax backlash ahead of 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. Some of the farming community’s anger has been vented at newly elected Labour MPs …

No 10 dodges row over Elon Musk’s claims UK is ‘going full Stalin’ with farmers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

No 10 dodges row over Elon Musk’s claims UK is ‘going full Stalin’ with farmers

The Independent  

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Labour peer says Keir Starmer's inheritance tax raid on family farms 'smells of incompetence' and is hammering the party's rural support as ministers brace for London protest
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Labour peer says Keir Starmer's inheritance tax raid on family farms 'smells of incompetence' and is hammering the party's rural support as ministers brace for London protest

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer's inheritance tax raid on farmers 'smells of incompetence' and is hammering the party's support in rural areas, a Labour peer has warned. Speaking to reporters on the way to the G20 summit in Brazil, Sir Keir said 'it is very important that we support farmers' but added: 'Obviously, there's an issue around inheritance tax and I do understand …

Rachel Reeves’s flawed inheritance tax for farmers demands a rethink
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves’s flawed inheritance tax for farmers demands a rethink

The Independent  

After revealing £40bn of tax rises on business and the better-off in last month’s Budget, Rachel Reeves could – just about – argue that “working people” had not been directly affected. It is increasingly obvious that the chancellor was unwise to include farmers on her hit list by announcing that, from April 2026, agricultural estates worth more than £1m will …

Government confusion over how many farms will be hit by controversial tractor tax
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Government confusion over how many farms will be hit by controversial tractor tax

The Independent  

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Inheritance tax reforms having ‘chilling effect’ on Scottish farming – Swinney
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Inheritance tax reforms having ‘chilling effect’ on Scottish farming – Swinney

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 Inheritance tax reforms introduced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget are …

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