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Atmosphere Secretary Steve Reed apologises to farmers for tax ‘shock’

By Editorial Board Published January 9, 2025 4 Min Read
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Atmosphere Secretary Steve Reed apologises to farmers for tax ‘shock’

Atmosphere Secretary Steve Reed has apologised for the “shock” suffered by farmers after the federal government upped taxes on farms.

Ministers are battling backlash from farmers over numerous measures introduced in final yr’s funds, together with introducing inheritance tax for agricultural companies value greater than £1m, and a quicker phaseout of EU-era subsidies in favour of environmental funds.

In an try and reset relations with the sector, the surroundings secretary earlier apologised for the impression of the adjustments, as he set out plans to attempt to get money flowing to farms.

“We were shocked by the size of the financial black hole we were left to fill, and I’m sorry that some of the action we had to take, shocked you, in turn,” he stated in a speech on the Oxford Farming Convention.

At occasions, he was drowned out by the sound of round 30 tractors in a protest outdoors.

A small group of farmers honked horns and blared the tune of ‘The Ultimate Countdown’ – warning the tax adjustments meant the tip of the highway for some farms.

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Steve Reed tried to reset relations with the sector after final yr’s funds upset farmers. Pic: OFC

However Mr Reed denied that upping inheritance tax would power some farms to promote up.

“No, I don’t accept that,” he informed journalists after his speech.

“I recognise that’s how they feel,” however farms have been already going bust beneath the earlier authorities, he stated. “It’s nothing to do with inheritance tax. It’s because the sector isn’t profitable.”

However he admitted there can be some “fallout along the way”, with the reforms not kicking in till 2026.

Farmers are additionally reeling from an onslaught of moist climate that has ruined crops, delayed funds for environmental schemes, poor income from grocery store gross sales and post-Brexit commerce issues.

In his speech, he had set out new measures to attempt to deliver the sector “back into profitability”.

These included serving to farmers to promote their extra solar energy to the grid, making it simpler to construct barns and different infrastructure to spice up meals manufacturing, and ultimately growing the quantity of British produce purchased by the general public sector.

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Tom Bradshaw, president of the NFU farming foyer group, stated the apology “resonated”.

“It’s the first time we’ve heard anything like that, a recognition that there needed to be any apology at all.

“However the actual fact that we then go on to speak about diversification suggests that they are lacking the purpose that meals manufacturing itself must be worthwhile.”

He welcomed some of today’s announcements but said it would take years for the benefits to kick in, when the sector is “on a knife edge” today.

They are calling for a consultation on the inheritance tax changes, faster payments for environmental schemes and “fairer functioning markets”.

He agreed no farms have been going bust right now due to the funds, however that would change as soon as the coverage takes impact subsequent yr.

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