Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
Commons · Question 65593 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Aphra Brandreth
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to consult with (a) agricultural stakeholders, (b) farmers and (c) groups that represent farmers in the development of its proposed changes to inheritance tax policy.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 15 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...