The Government said changes to Inheritance Tax is not expected to have a 'material impact' on food security, contradicting the concerns raised by farmers and the wider industry
Financial advisory firm TBA Wealth Management said there has been a surge in business owners seeking whole of life insurance policies to protect their property or business assets from being sold due to IHT
Further headaches await Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves over the next few months if they do not listen to farmers on IHT
How long will it take for Gov to reconsider, rethink and consult on reforming Inheritance Tax?
²ÝÁñÉçÇø from across the UK turned up to protest against UK and Welsh Government policies at the Welsh Labour Conference
Rural Labour MPs could face the prospect of being voted out by their farming constituents at the next General Election if they do not listen to their concerns on Inheritance Tax changes
²ÝÁñÉçÇø have warned the UK's Industrial Strategy to promote growth and investment could be curtailed without an acknowledgement from Government that it needs to reconsider reforms to Inheritance Tax
Young farmers said generations of UK citizens have no connection to farming or rural life, and added that has now been reflected by policy makers
Yorkshire farmer John Charlesworth died on October 29, 2024, just a day before Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Government's Autumn Budget changes to Inheritance Tax
Jake Moses is a wills, trusts and tax solicitor at Aaron & Partners LLP. He writes exclusively for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian on Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax reforms and the risks farmers should be aware of when gifting farmland