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TAX

What to consider in light of planned Budget IHT relief cut

The plan to limit inheritance tax (IHT) relief for farming and other businesses to the first £1m of value has been met with shock. The £1m threshold, after which IHT…

TAX

Budget delivers heavy cut to farming's IHT reliefs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has slashed farming’s favourable inheritance tax reliefs in this week’s Budget, limiting 100% agricultural property relief and business property relief to the first £1m of value. Above…

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Case studies

ARABLE

What the Budget means for new Arable Insights farmer panel

As farmers head to Westminster to protest at Budget measures affecting their businesses, including the unwelcome changes to inheritance tax, we look at the practical implications of the new regime…

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Insights

BUDGET

Inheritance tax row dominates latest FW Question Time

The row over the recent Budget and inheritance tax dominated the latest Question Time event at Harper Adams University in Shropshire. We round up the highlights of the questions and…

BUSINESS

How CLA figures dismiss government position on family farm IHT

Lobbying against the proposed cut to agricultural property relief (APR) and business property relief (BPR) is intensifying. Analysis by the Country Land Association (CLA) demonstrates the severe challenge that the…

LAND MARKETS

Budget will force land sales, with implications for values

There is little doubt among advisers that the proposed cut to inheritance tax (IHT) reliefs will bring more land onto the market. The question is, how much land and at…

FARM POLICY

Analysis: Where does the Budget leave farming?

Rural charities have been urging struggling farmers to make use of their services, following a difficult Budget for the industry.  Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a series of measures last week…

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News

BUDGET

Scottish government pledges £660m to support farmers

Scottish finance secretary Shona Robison has pledged some £660m to support Scotland's farmers, crofters, and the wider rural community next year. It represents a slight increase on the previous ring-fenced…

FARM POLICY

Farmers warn of ‘no limits’ in ‘family farm tax’ fight

Frustrated farmers are threatening to intensify their protests against the government’s plans to impose inheritance tax, unless it takes immediate action to soften the impact on family farms. Dubbed the…

FARM POLICY

Tractor convoy descends on Dover to protest farm tax raid

A convoy of tractors rolled through Dover today (Wednesday 27 November) as farmers protested against the Labour government’s recent Budget, which they say delivers a crippling blow to British agriculture.…

NEWS

NFU Scotland urges industry support for Holyrood rally 

NFU Scotland (NFUS) president Martin Kennedy has called on the industry to come out in force for a rally outside Holyrood this week, amid deepening concerns over the threat of…

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Opinion

OPINION

Editor's View: Farmers Weekly backs calls for Budget changes

An additional week’s perspective does not make the Budget any more palatable. With each day that passes, it becomes clearer that the Treasury’s assumptions that only a small number of…

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Podcast

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 228: How to reduce your IHT liability

A special episode after an Autumn Budget which promises huge changes to farm businesses – and indeed for farming families. The Budget saw Chancellor Rachel Reeves announce major changes to…

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