British farmers protest against ‘tractor tax’ on inheritance

Farmers say the tax will destroy family farms and threaten food production, while the gov’t says it’s needed to raise funds.

British farmers have descended on London to call on the government to scrap inheritance tax rules on land ownership, which they say will destroy family-run farms.

On Tuesday, protesters held placards reading “no farmer, no food, no future” and “[Prime Minister Keir] Starmer the farmer harmer” around Parliament Square.

The measure, referred to by critics as the “tractor tax”, was announced last month as part of the new Labour government’s budget to raise funds.

However, the tax has caused backlash from farming communities, who say the government does not understand rural communities.

Before the announcement of the new budget, passing down farms through generations was tax-free.