US EditionFamily Farm Tax Will Not Achieve Government Intentions, Says NFU
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 22 – NFU warns inheritance tax reforms cutting relief from 100% to 50% could affect up to 75% of working farms, risking financial burdens and farm sustainability, the union said.
- Collyer Bristow LLP filed legal action against the Chancellor and HMRC over planned reforms to reduce Agricultural and Business Property Relief from 100% to 50% starting April 1, 2026.
- The claimants contend that the government failed to follow standard procedures by not engaging in a formal consultation with relevant parties before implementing the APR and BPR reforms.
- The policy will affect about 520 estates, raising roughly £500 million in inheritance tax, causing particular anxiety among elderly farmers who lack insurance against liabilities.
- NFU President Tom Bradshaw stated elderly farmers 'should not become collateral damage,' and thousands of farmers, MPs, councils, and the public have united to oppose this tax.
- Calls for delay and proper consultation continue alongside proposals like the NFU's 'clawback' solution to protect family farms while raising revenue sustainably.
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leightonbuzzardonline.co.ukPolitical Opinion: Bedfordshire farming leader says family farm tax will force closure of farms in county and urges government to do the right thing
A Bedfordshire farming leader is urging the government to look at the NFU’s alternative solution to the family farm tax as the draft legislation for the Finance Bill is laid out.
Yorkshire Evening Post
Family farm tax will not achieve government intentions, says NFU
As the draft legislation for the Finance Bill is laid out, the NFU is urging the government to look at its alternative ‘clawback’ solution to the family farm tax to prevent Yorkshire farmers – the food producers of this country – becoming collateral damage from the planned reforms.
LincolnshireWorld
Political Opinion: Family farm tax will not achieve government intentions, says NFU
As draft legislation is laid out, the NFU is urging government to look at its alternative ‘clawback’ solution to the family farm tax to prevent Lincolnshire farmers and others – the food producers of this country – becoming collateral damage.
NFU Celebrates Introduction of the Strengthening Local Food Security Act - Oklahoma Farm Report
National Farmers Union (NFU) proudly supports the Strengthening Local Food Security Act, introduced today by Senators Justice and Reed. This vital legislation establishes a federal program to fund state, tribal and territorial governments to purchase local and regionally produced foods to feed communities and schoolchildren across the United States. “For many communities, local food procurement
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