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The ‘tractor tax’ needs to be rethought to protect family farms
1 week, 2 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 …

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Starmer held private meeting with NFU boss for ‘grown-up’ inheritance tax talks
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Starmer held private meeting with NFU boss for ‘grown-up’ inheritance tax talks

The Independent  

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Why have British farmers marched on UK’s Parliament?
1 month 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 …

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UK farmers rally to oppose government's inheritance tax reforms
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1 month 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 …

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

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

The Independent  

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Labour doesn’t understand the countryside, say farmers in warning ‘tractor tax’ will destroy village life
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Labour doesn’t understand the countryside, say farmers in warning ‘tractor tax’ will destroy village life

The Independent  

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How Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid could hit the UK's ability to grow food
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid could hit the UK's ability to grow food

Daily Mail  

Food security could be at risk following the Labour Budget, a leading farm industry figure has warned. Farmers demonstrated in London in March over food security fears - and it is feared they could do so again After Rachel Reeves' Budget, the government was warned the new measures could stop an entire generation from farming Food security could be at …

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My 250-acre farm has been in our family for four generations, but we now face a £400,000 inheritance tax bill and may be forced to give it up... this is the final nail in the coffin
1 month, 2 weeks ago

My 250-acre farm has been in our family for four generations, but we now face a £400,000 inheritance tax bill and may be forced to give it up... this is the final nail in the coffin

Daily Mail  

Struggling farmers have accused Labour of 'lying' and said inheritance tax changes are the 'final nail in the coffin' as they react angrily to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget. Andrew Smith, 56, said the move to introduce a 20 percent inheritance levy on farm assets above £1 million marks a 'betrayal' by the Labour government Mr Smith said the new …

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Backlash as NFU farm chief says Rachel Reeves’ ‘tractor tax’ will hit seven in 10 farms
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Backlash as NFU farm chief says Rachel Reeves’ ‘tractor tax’ will hit seven in 10 farms

The Independent  

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Tension, anger and frustration ‘so tangible’ among farmers after Budget – NFU
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tension, anger and frustration ‘so tangible’ among farmers after Budget – NFU

The Independent  

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Starmer accused of lying to farmers as ‘tractor tax’ threatens to destroy countryside and increase cost of food
1 month, 3 weeks 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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NFU president MINETTE BATTERS: You can't level up by throwing our family farms under a bus
3 years, 7 months ago

NFU president MINETTE BATTERS: You can't level up by throwing our family farms under a bus

Daily Mail  

Last year, The Mail on Sunday ran a major campaign to save this country's family farms from the very real threat of trade deals which would have brought imports of cheaply produced, substandard food into this country. There is a cloud looming over our farmers, our landscapes and our ability to produce our own food on these islands, says Minette …

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