December 11: The fightback against IHT changes continues as hundreds of tractors take over the streets of UK

Farming in Five by Farmers Guardian
Farming in Five by Farmers Guardian
December 11: The fightback against IHT changes continues as hundreds of tractors take over the streets of UK
Dec 11, 2024 Season 1 Episode 13
Farmers Guardian

In today's Farming in Five, Chief Reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the farming protests across the UK, where hundreds of tractors descended on London, York, Cardiff and across the county of Suffolk as farmers continue the fight to overturn the family farm tax. Meanwhile, the Defra Secretary Steve Reed has made a commitment to set up a meeting between the Chancellor and UK farming unions on the impact of the proposed Inheritance Tax changes and the Welsh Government's increase to the rural affairs budget by 6.6% has been welcomed by Welsh farming unions. But they have called for urgent clarity on how the funding will be distributed within the department to support farmers and rural communities. 

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