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Northern Ireland
270,000 sign petition to ditch UK family farm tax
James Hanly
The petition was handed in by National Farmers’ Union of England (NFU) president Tom Bradshaw and NFU Cymru president Aled Jones on behalf of the four UK farming unions.
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Starmer refuses to back down on IHT reform
Kier Starmer was asked about proposed reforms to inheritance tax by a committee of MPs at Westminster
28 November 2024 News
UK farmers block Holyhead with further protests in Dover and Scotland
A separate group of farmers held a go-slow drive through the town of Dover and Scottish farmers also took part in a rally.
Tractors take to London as UK farmers seek to overturn inheritance tax plans
Tractors have taken to the streets in London as thousands of farmers attend the demonstration to protest against the surprise changes to farm inheritance tax.
19 November 2024 News
UK farmers sign petition to reverse inheritance tax changes
Britain’s National Farmers’ Union (NFU) set up an online petition in response to changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) announced by the British government.
4 November 2024 Northern Ireland
UK farmer fury over sweeping inheritance tax changes
Changes to agricultural property relief compromise the liquidity needed for succession planning on farms of all sizes, UK farmers have warned.
31 October 2024 News
UK farmers nervous about inheritance tax
Agricultural property relief allows most farm businesses in the UK to be exempt from inheritance tax when the farm owner dies.
23 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Farming on fringe of UK Labour party conference
Farming is low priority for UK government as it grapples with the outworkings of Brexit checks.
27 September 2024 News
Fears grow about NI farm budget cut
Minister Muir is pressing for the annual budget for NI agriculture, which equates to around £330m, to be index linked with inflation.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland