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Farmers 'astonished' by Government's Inheritance Tax impact assessments

HMRC said 275 estates had benefitted from a combined total of £777m in tax forgone due to BPR and APR in 2021 and 2022, but has Gov underestimated the cost of producing food in the UK?

Chris Brayford
clock • 3 min read
"There was no consultation prior to the original policy announcement and now the Government seems to have completely dismissed the concerns raised by rural stakeholders. This is a prime example of how badly things can go wrong without such an assessment"
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"There was no consultation prior to the original policy announcement and now the Government seems to have completely dismissed the concerns raised by rural stakeholders. This is a prime example of how badly things can go wrong without such an assessment"

Rural communities and farmers have warned Government ministers that they cannot keep 'ignoring' the concerns of family farms regarding the 'devastation' Inheritance Tax reforms could have without a U-turn...

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