Below - some links explaining some of the recent changes around tax, and what else is being pushed for by groups advocating for the future of farming and nature:
An explainer from Ed Conway of Sky News - "Do we prefer to subsidise farmers in an effort to maintain our domestic food supplies at 60 per cent of our consumption? Would we rather ditch those subsidies and rely on imports instead? Should we favour the long-term health of the environment over short term food production? These are chewy questions - and ones we really ought to be debating a little more. This isn't just about inheritance tax…"
Sustains explainer around agricultural inheritance tax - and what else is needed
https://www.sustainweb.org/blogs/nov24-farming-budget-inheritance-tax-apr/
A clear briefing on agricultural inheritance tax and how it applies to farmers from Herefordshire Rural Hub
A letter to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs coordinated by Wildlife and Countryside Link signed by around 50 farming and wildife organisations
https://www.wcl.org.uk/docs/farming_letter.pdf
Farmers are facing huge economic challenges at exactly the moment we need agricultural reform to speed forward for nature’s recovery and a sustainable food system. Extreme weather has contributed to England’s second-worst harvest on record. Surging inflation, plummeting income, unfair supply chains, and years of underfunded Environmental Land Management schemes threaten our shared vision of a sustainable future for farming. The pause in capital grants, a legacy of early ELM design flaws, will make key environmental investments even more difficult. This moment lays bare the deep systemic issues that have dogged England’s agricultural transition. From an unjust food system to inadequate investment in nature-friendly farming, the root causes must be addressed. We are writing to urge you to act quickly on supply chain fairness and ELM reform to make the transition to sustainable farming fair and rewarding.
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