Written questions

Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

Commons · Question 64013 · Tabled 1 Jul 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 4 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on levels of food production.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 4 Jul 2025

The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...