Keir Starmer made a mistake with ‘tractor tax’ – now he must fix it
1 week, 4 days ago

Keir Starmer made a mistake with ‘tractor tax’ – now he must fix it

The Independent  

All governments – even the most extolled – make mistakes. Whatever the motivation for bringing many thousands of family farms, in due course, into the ambit of a harsher regime of inheritance tax, it is now clear that this part of Rachel Reeves’s controversial Budget is falling foul of that most iron of rules – the law of unintended consequences. Steve Reed, now secretary of state in charge of the sector, gave the distinct impression to the National Farmers’ Union that Labour would not change the inheritance tax rules for farms. It is at times like these that friends can offer helpful advice – and Sir Keir Starmer, Ms Reeves and Mr Reed would do well to heed the words of the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Paul Nowak. Dan Neidle, a highly respected tax expert, has proposed a series of reforms that would meet the government’s aims to raise revenue and curb tax avoidance while protecting real farmers with a complete exemption from inheritance tax, subject to a very large cap and certain conditions about the continuance of the family farm.

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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, 1 day ago

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

The Independent  

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Fresh tractor tax blow for Starmer as Labour could lose three quarters of rural seats, poll suggests
1 week, 2 days ago

Fresh tractor tax blow for Starmer as Labour could lose three quarters of rural seats, poll suggests

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. Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial tractor tax and other policies in Rachel Reeves’ October Budget could …

UK’s top union leader turns on Starmer over impact of family farm tax
1 week, 4 days 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
1 week, 6 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 …

Keir Starmer reveals the real reason for his ‘family farm tax’ in grilling by senior MPs
2 weeks, 5 days ago

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

The Independent  

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New ‘Tractor tax’ blow to Starmer as Labour expert calls for government U-turn
3 weeks, 3 days ago

New ‘Tractor tax’ blow to Starmer as Labour expert calls for government U-turn

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 “tractor tax” row has taken a dramatic new turn after …

The ‘tractor tax’ needs to be rethought to protect family farms
3 weeks, 3 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 …

Starmer and farmers locked in deadlock over tax changes after hundreds of tractors descend on Westminster
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Starmer and farmers locked in deadlock over tax changes after hundreds of tractors descend on Westminster

The Independent  

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Farm tax changes under fire in Parliament as angry farmers protest outside
4 weeks 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, …

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

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

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer accused of 'telling fairy tales' over claims most family farms will be 'completely unaffected' by Labour's inheritance tax raid
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer accused of 'telling fairy tales' over claims most family farms will be 'completely unaffected' by Labour's inheritance tax raid

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer was accused of telling fairy tales last night after he claimed that most family farms will be 'completely unaffected' by Labour's inheritance tax raid. The Prime Minister insisted Labour is 'for farmers' and said rural communities would benefit from services funded by the £500million tax raid on the sector unveiled by Chancellor Rachel Reeves last month. His …

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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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 …

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, 2 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 …

NFU chief hints farmers could take more extreme action if government ignores inheritance tax protest
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Farmers protest in central London over tax changes
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1 month, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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
1 month, 2 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, 2 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 …

The real threat to British farmers… and it isn’t the ‘tractor tax’
1 month, 2 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 …

Do you support the ‘tractor tax’ on inherited farms? Join The Independent Debate
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Ailbhe Rea: Farmers Descend on Westminster
1 month, 2 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 …

British farmers protest against ‘tractor tax’ on inheritance
1 month, 2 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 …

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, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Farmers may never trust Labour again after inheritance tax change, say Tories
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Farmers may never trust Labour again after inheritance tax change, say Tories

The Independent  

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Farmers exaggerating impact of inheritance tax raid on land, Environment Secretary suggests
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Farmers exaggerating impact of inheritance tax raid on land, Environment Secretary suggests

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer also said the “vast majority” of farmers would be unaffected by the changes. “The vast majority of farmers will be unaffected by the changes in the Budget not least because if there’s a married couple the relief is £3 million and that’s why the vast majority of farmers will not be affected at all.” Atkins: ‘Farmers are …

Starmer’s tax raid ‘will mean big corporations turn farmland into net zero forests’, experts warn
2 months ago

Starmer’s tax raid ‘will mean big corporations turn farmland into net zero forests’, experts warn

The Telegraph  

Farmland across Britain is at risk of being turned into net zero forests by foreign corporations because of Sir Keir Starmer’s inheritance tax raid, experts have warned. The decision to tax farmers’ estates is likely to mean that many will sell up – with big businesses that want to offset their carbon footprint expected to be the biggest buyers, according …

Starmer warned over ‘militant’ backlash by farmers over inheritance ‘tractor tax’
2 months ago

Starmer warned over ‘militant’ backlash by farmers over inheritance ‘tractor tax’

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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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
2 months 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 …

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
2 months ago

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

Daily Mail  

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 …

Environment secretary insists ‘tractor tax’ will only impact minority as farmers say they’ve been lied to
2 months ago

Environment secretary insists ‘tractor tax’ will only impact minority as farmers say they’ve been lied to

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer must show some compassion to avoid triggering a ‘tractor tax’ culture war
2 months ago

Keir Starmer must show some compassion to avoid triggering a ‘tractor tax’ culture war

The Independent  

In spite of Partygate, the Labour freebies row, and lurid stories about Covid contract corruption, British politics is still a remarkably clean business. In her Budget, Rachel Reeves decided to raise some £200m – a relatively small amount of money in the big, £1 trillion scheme of things – by levying inheritance tax on “agricultural property”, effective from next April. …

Government urged to do right thing and reverse ‘family farm tax’
2 months, 1 week ago

Government urged to do right thing and reverse ‘family farm tax’

The Independent  

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Starmer accused of lying to farmers as ‘tractor tax’ threatens to destroy countryside and increase cost of food
2 months, 1 week ago

Starmer accused of lying to farmers as ‘tractor tax’ threatens to destroy countryside and increase cost of food

The Independent  

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