Farmers Protest Starmer Tax Raid Piling on Post-Brexit Misery
They piled into central London in their thousands, mostly on foot but some in tractors, with placards reading “No Farmers, No Food, No Future” and “The Final Straw” to protest the new Labour government’s decision to impose inheritance tax on farms for the first time in over three decades.
Thousands of farmers protest against inheritance tax changes
The number of farms that could be affected by the inheritance tax change is also disputed. The government says it will only affect the wealthiest 500 estates each year but the NFU and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have estimated up to 70,000 farms could be affected.
Farm inheritance tax: farmers cannot go green if they are in the red
The government has introduced a new minimum threshold for inheritance tax which means that farm assets worth over £1 million (US$1.3 million) will be charged, albeit at the discounted rate of 20% ( instead of the standard 40% ). Some farms may be able to claim a threshold of £2 million or even £3 million.
U.K. Farmers Protest in London Over Inheritance Tax Change
Farms worth more than about $1.3 million will face an estate tax from 2026, ending a previous exemption and prompting anger in some rural communities.
Scottish farmers join inheritance tax protests
Farmers from across Scotland have joined demonstrations against changes to inheritance tax rules. They oppose UK government plans to tax inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m at 20% - half the usual rate - from April 2026.
Farmers Descend On London To Overturn Inheritance Tax Change
British farmers have threatened to choke the streets of the UK capital on Tuesday, calling on the government to overturn a controversial plan to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership.
Why UK Farmers Are Angry About Inheritance Tax
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Thousands of British farmers protest against 'tractor tax' on inheritance
Thousands of farmers protested at Britain's parliament on Tuesday, some driving tractors through central London, to demand the scrapping of an inheritance tax that they say will destroy family farms and threaten food production.
Thousands of British farmers protest against tax on inheritance
Farmers say the tax will destroy family farms and threaten food production, while the gov’t says it’s needed to raise funds.
Thousands of UK farmers descend on Parliament to protest a tax they say will ruin family farms
British farmers have descended on Parliament to protest a tax hike they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms
UK Farmers Plan to Protest at Parliament Over a Tax Hike They Say Will Ruin Family Farms
British farmers are descending on Parliament to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms
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