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Are you with the farmers?
5 Live listeners have their say with Nicky Campbell
Thousands of farmers have protested in Westminster against government changes to inheritance tax. The Chancellor announced in October that farmers will have to pay a 20% tax on assets worth over a million pounds from April 2026. There is currently no tax on inheriting a farm. The move has angered farming groups who say it will force many farms out of business, but Number 10 insists that won’t happen.
Nicky Campbell asked 5 Live listeners if they are with the farmers?