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Family farm tax
P003037 - 28 January 2025 to 24 February 2025
Presentations: 2
Presenters: 1
Immigration
Northern Ireland
Taxation
At a Glance
This petition concerning family farm tax was presented to Parliament 2 times by 1 MP.
Issue Summary
The petition calls for the government to uphold inheritance tax reliefs for family farms, specifically Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief, which are under threat due to recent reforms announced in the autumn Budget 2024.
Action Requested
The House of Commons is requested to urge the Government to take immediate action to stop the removal of Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on inheritance tax for farms.
Key Facts
- Over 15,000 signatures were gathered by the Ulster Farmers’ Union on this topic.
- DEFRA and DAERA statistics show a disparity in the number of Northern Ireland farms impacted by the changes compared to the UK data.
- The reforms will apply from April 6, 2026.
- Up to 520 estates across the UK are expected to pay more inheritance tax due to the reforms in 2026-27.
- Almost three-quarters of affected estates would not face increased taxes as a result of these changes.
Presentation Timeline
MPs presented this petition on the following dates. Each card shows the presenters and any recorded remarks.
Presented
24 February 2025
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist Party
South Antrim
Presented
28 January 2025
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist Party
South Antrim
The removal of agricultural property relief and business property relief on inheritance tax on farms will have a devastating impact on family farms across this country. In Northern Ireland, the family structures of our farms, their size compared with elsewhere in the United Kingdom, the significant price of land and the disparity between the statistics from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland on the number of Northern Ireland farms that will be impacted by this change are why the Ulster Farmers’ Union petition opposing the removal gathered more than 15,000 signatures. I urge the Government to take note of this petition and ask the Chancellor to meet the farming unions.
The petition states:
“The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government take immediate action to stop the removal of the Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on inheritance tax on farms.
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