Written questions

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...