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Treasury has 'far too much control' in family farm tax row, says Efra chair

Efra chair Alistair Carmichael said the Defra Secretary and the Farming Minister should be the 鈥榲oice of farmers within Government but they are clearly not being listened to' over the family farm tax

Rachael Brown

27 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read

Treasury has 'far too much control' in family farm tax row, says Efra chair

Efra chair Alistair Carmichael said the Defra Secretary and the Farming Minister should be the 鈥榲oice of farmers within Government but they are clearly not being listened to' over the family farm tax

The truth of the matter is that the Treasury has 'far too much control and say'. That was the message from Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland and Efra chair, Alistair Carmichael, when asked why...

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Treasury has 'far too much control' in family farm tax row, says Efra chair

Efra chair Alistair Carmichael said the Defra Secretary and the Farming Minister should be the 鈥榲oice of farmers within Government but they are clearly not being listened to' over the family farm tax

Efra chair Alistair Carmichael said the Defra Secretary and the Farming Minister should be the 鈥榲oice of farmers within Government but they are clearly not being listened to' over the family farm tax

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Treasury has 'far too much control' in family farm tax row, says Efra chair

Efra chair Alistair Carmichael said the Defra Secretary and the Farming Minister should be the 鈥榲oice of farmers within Government but they are clearly not being listened to' over the family farm tax

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