Gloucestershire farmers take part in ‘National Say No to the Government Day’
It’s part of continued action against proposed inheritance tax changes.
Farmers from across the UK are taking part in a ‘National Say No to the Government Day’ in what is continued action against proposed inheritance tax changes.
Since the announcement in the autumn budget farmers from Gloucestershire and across the country have taken part in multiple days of action to express how the tax would negatively affect them.
Many farmers have said that they would need to sell of bits of lands to afford the tax and that they are worried about being able to pass down their family tradition of farming.
Action taking place today will include tractor convoys, protests and action outside Labour offices.
Liz Godsell, who has a farm in Gloucestershire, told Greatest Hits Radio “We feel that particularly the family farms need protecting.
“The people that are genuinely farming, they’re using the land and the buildings and genuinely producing a food should have a little bit of protection.”
A Government spokesperson previously said:
“Our commitment to farmers remains steadfast.
“This Government will invest £5 billion into farming over the next two years, the largest budget for sustainable food production in our country’s history. We are going further with reforms to boost profits for farmers by backing British produce and reforming planning rules on farms to support food production.
“Our reform to Agricultural and Business Property Relief will mean estates will pay a reduced effective inheritance tax rate of 20%, rather than standard 40%, and payments can be spread over 10 years, interest-free. This is a fair and balanced approach, which fixes the public services we all rely on, affecting around 500 estates a year.”