inheritance tax

Can MPs go back on their promises to farmers that there would be no changes to Inheritance Tax and Agricultural Property Relief prior to the General Election?

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on Defra's import ban of cattle, sheep, pigs and deer from Hungry and Slovakia after confirmed a foot and mouth case on a farm with 1,400 cattle in Hungary. The Farming Minister said the Government will not hesitate to add additional countries to the list if the disease spreads. Elsewhere, she reports on how a Welsh farmer declined cancer treatment due to fear of Inheritance Tax changes

Welsh Conservatives leader Darren Millar said the incident was an 'absolute tragedy'

Mr Davies, a farmer and former leader of the Welsh Conservatives, writes about why Labour introduced Inheritance Tax changes on farmers, the strength and togetherness of the community in standing up to the changes, and why it needs to be reversed

Scottish MPs told James Murray, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, his Government needs to amend section 177 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 to ensure Scottish tenant farmers are excluded from reforms to Agricultural Property Relief

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on this week's main news stories including mounting pressure on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, with 40 Labour MPs calling for changes to the current family farm tax proposals. She also looks ahead to next week, with a special 'Ask the Expert' feature coming up in Farmers Guardian online and in print, where a panel of experts will be answering our readers' questions around the fallout of Inheritance Tax and how to best prepare your family farm business

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Will the Chancellor finally listen to the concerns addressed by the farming sector and do the right thing for farmers on Inheritance Tax changes?

Plaid Cymru's Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs Llyr Gruffydd, who is leading the debate said the IHT policy was ‘unforgiveable and utterly counter-productive' at a time when food security must be strengthened not undermined