Tax changes are the straw that breaks UK farmers’ backs

A father-and-daughter duo from north Devon are among thousands of UK farmers feeling the strain of Labour’s budget announcements. The farming industry is struggling with mental health issues, disease, climate, supermarket prices, and uncertainties following Brexit. Farmers are being asked to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to keep on farming their land. They are not wealthy and their hours worked don’t come close to minimum wage. They feel sick about their future and don’t want to see their livelihoods disappear. Labour told them before the election that it wouldn’t change inheritance tax relief. Food security is a serious issue, and we must make the government think again and realize the implications for the whole country.

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