UK: Over 10K Attend Farmers' Inheritance Tax Protest in London
UK: ThousandsOver 10K Attend Farmers' Protest Over Inheritance Tax Protest in London
The Facts
Thousands have attended a march in London to protest the UK Government's recent policy announcement concerning inheritance tax for farmers.
During October's Autumn Budget, it was announced that a 20% inheritance tax will apply to agricultural and business property worth over £1M (US$1.3M) from April 2026. The UK Government has stated that, alongside other inheritance exemptions, a couple with farmland may be apply to pass on up to £3M ($3.8M) tax-free.It has been announced that agricultural and business property inheritance tax relief will be capped at £1M (US$1.3M) from April 2026, with value above the threshold taxed at 20%. The UK Government has stated that, alongside other inheritance exemptions, a couple with farmland may be apply to pass on up to £3M ($3.8M) tax-free.
The Spin
Labour's decision to finally implement inheritance tax on farmers is the right decision. Data shows that only the wealthiest of farmers will be affected, and the new rate is only half of what the average member of the public must pay when facing the inheritance bill. Wealthy farmers are in uproar only because their loophole tax has been closed – more money must be raised to fix the UK's broken economy, and complaints from the farming industry should remain at the Tories for their crippling post-Brexit policies.
The UK Government's plan to raise inheritance tax on farmers is a stab in the back to industry. Having described the policy as "desperate nonsense" before the General Election and now attempting to misleading the public with dodgy treasury statistics, it is clear that there is nothing Labour won't do in pursuit of their socialist ideology. Farmers are the backbone of British society, and unless the Government rightly backtracks on this policy UK farms will fall like dominos and unrest will only continue to grow.
