Matt Matthew Kelly But not many ordinary folk inherit £1 million worth of livestock, and deadstock (machinery, grains, feed, seed, fertiliser, agrochemicals) which are all valued for probate, which they wouldn’t have a clue what to do with! There’s a duplicitous implication in the PM’s language

After #Groundswell, usually I come away from it feeling inspired, and full of aspiration and drive for another year and a bright future. This year however, I haven’t. Government policies have completely changed my thought process. A thread 🧵Steve Reed MP Rachel Reeves 1/19

The fact that the Government does not regard the self-employed as working people is just shameful.

When will @danielzeichner announce the new SFI scheme? Last month he said “We’re planning to make the announcement in the next few weeks” Parliament starts recess next week, so where’s the announcement? Or is the Govt planning to slip it out when there’s no time for scrutiny?

He added: "A sign of weakness is when you are not prepared to listen to reasonable discussion and debate from people broadly on your own side trying to help you achieve a better outcome. Credit to Chris Hinchliff, he went into politics trying to make the world a better place"

So good to be at the Driffield Agricultural Show with Charlie Dewhirst MP speaking with many farmers, stakeholders, the local NFU team and many mighty rural businesses - all passionate about driving forward our food and farming sector. But the #FamilyFarmTax continuous to hang over

Following a call from Dr Advani of Centax, I understand that he and his team have been actively engaging with industry representatives over the past months to ensure that their report examines not only the Government proposal, but also the potential benefits and impacts of

Thanks, Ben, for ringing these Barn Owl chicks, they have had plenty of voles to keep them growing and it's endless fun watching their antics in the box

The impact summary and draft legislation has been issued for the #FamilyFarmTax, and it is paper thin. There are no improvements to the proposal, and it appears to be being introduced as expected. The statement suggests 2,000 deceased estates every year will pay more tax.

One additional point - there's still not assessment of the broader economic impact. Other reports have suggested the net effect due to reduced activity and investment, productivity losses and people deciding it's not worth their time to carry on have placed the net cost as

Stuart Oh lovely just seen the govt has said it'll have no impact on food security because we can just buy it from abroad instead when farms go bust.

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The Treasury’s family farm tax legislation, which is accompanied by an impact assessment, suggests there will be “no significant macroeconomic impacts” at all. But a report says the reforms will cause over 200,000 job losses and cost nearly £2bn by 2030. express.co.uk/news/politics/…

Would Govt. prefer us to sell the workshop, yard, offices, stock or staff room to pay the ludicrous BPR IHT if my mum dies? 45 years of unimaginable graft, risk, sacrifice (& paying taxes) - but then shafted simply because we run a good family business & provide good stable jobs.

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Posted without comment, not least because this has left me speechless.

Keir Starmer appears to look on awkwardly as President Trump discusses steps he has taken to help US farmers in response to a question from Bev Turner 🌸 about the family farm tax. Comes as a record number of farms were forced to close this year in wake of the Budget⬇️

Thank you Bev Turner 🌸 . Keir Starmer says IHT bill will be only 2% annually for 10 years. His pathway to profitability is around a quarter of this if you were to trust him. Sky say the tax will be 150% of farm income. Forcing farmers to sell land.

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