6 hours ago PM: Government is ‘for farmers’ and most will be unaffected by tax change

Farmers and supporters rallied in London over Budget measures which included imposing inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million.

Politics

12 hours ago The inheritance raid on farmers is another bodge job in Britain's terrible tax system: SIMON LAMBERT

The Budget change means the very wealthy still get an inheritance tax break on land, while genuine farmers face the threat to their livelihoods of big IHT bills.

Society

13 hours ago Voices: Independent readers left divided over Labour’s ‘tractor tax’ on inherited farms

While some saw the inheritance tax reforms as a necessary step toward fiscal equality, others believed they risk undermining the agricultural sector

Politics

21 hours ago Labour's plans to impose inheritance tax on farms 'could be watered down by the Treasury' following backlash

Mr Reed told a gathering of farmers that the 20 per cent levy was needed to pay for a '£22billion black hole' in public finances left by the previous government.

Politics

32 hours ago Mapped: The rural Labour MPs most at risk from farmer inheritance tax backlash

The Tories could take advantage of farmers’ anger to regain dozens of seats lost to Labour in rural areas, as inheritance tax changes prompt fury

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