Controversial reforms to inheritance tax are the "single biggest issue" facing farmers, according to a long-awaited report into the profitability of the sector. The Farming Profitability Review - ...

U-turn lifts limit from £1m to £2.5m after protests and warnings that family farms were at risk Ministers will increase the threshold for taxing inherited farmland from £1m to £2.5m after months of ...

The Labour government has announced a significant climbdown on its policy of inheritance tax for farmers following a major backlash. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) ...

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