Farmers Union Urges Labour to Pause Agricultural Inheritance Tax Reforms

Around 13,000 farmers attended a London rally in November to protest against changes to inheritance tax.

Tractors lined up outside the Houses of Parliament during a protest by farmers over the changes to inheritance tax rules in the recent budget, in Westminster, London, England, on Dec. 11, 2024. Stefan Rousseau/PA

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has urged the government to pause agricultural inheritance tax reforms in order to protect food security and the farming industry.

The government announced plans to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million in the October budget.