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Farmers across UK to rally in London against 'devastating' budget
Farmers across the UK will descend on central London later this month as part of a rally against the government's budget which they say will have a…
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Next generation of farmers 'browbeaten' by budget proposals
The next generation of farmers are 'browbeaten' by the government's budget announcements, the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has…
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Inheritance tax changes 'immensely damaging' to tenant farmers
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to 'think again' as inheritance tax changes will be 'immensely damaging' to the let sector of agriculture…
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Impact of budget will be 'final straw' for many farmers, NFU warns
The impact of the budget will be the 'final straw' for many farmers and could lead to food price rises, the NFU has warned. The government's budget…
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Government announces no change to agriculture budget
The government has announced it will freeze the agriculture budget at the same level it has been since 2014, despite repeated calls for a significant…
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Agricultural property relief 'severely curtailed' in government's budget
Agricultural property relief is set to be 'severely curtailed' after the government announced reform of the tax relief in today's autumn budget…
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Rural drivers to suffer 'hammer blow' if fuel duty hiked in budget
Farmers and other rural drivers would suffer a 'hammer blow' if Chancellor Rachel Reeves hikes fuel duty in the autumn budget, campaigners have…
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Abolishing agricultural property relief will 'damage' tenant farmers
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has called on the chancellor to 'reform rather than abolish' the inheritance tax agricultural property relief…
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'Substantial obstacles' hurting grower confidence, sectors warn
The horticultural and fresh produce sectors have urged the government to do more to safeguard growers' businesses, as 'substantial obstacles' are…
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Unions warn chancellor of 'blow' to family farms if tax rules changed
Farm leaders have come together to warn the chancellor about the 'crippling effect' changes to inheritance tax (IHT) reliefs would have on farming…
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