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Coverage dated November 18, 2024

UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms

Headline from The Republic

LONDON (AP) — With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms. U.K.

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  1. Christian Science Monitor

    Now UK farmers have a reason to protest. They say a tax hike will destroy family farms. (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Thousands of farmers flooded the streets of London protesting an inheritance tax on agricultural land that they say would devastate family farms. The U.K. government says the tax would mainly affect rich individuals who bought farmland as an investment.

  2. The Republic

    UK farmers plan to protest at Parliament over a tax hike they say will ruin family farms (opens The Republic)

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    LONDON (AP) — With banners, bullhorns, toy tractors and an angry message, British farmers are descending on Parliament on Tuesday to protest a hike in inheritance tax that they say will deal a “hammer blow” to struggling family farms. U.K.

  3. Digital Journal

    British farmers protest in London over inheritance tax change (opens Digital Journal)

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    British farmers massed in London on Tuesday, calling on the Labour government to scrap plans to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership, which

  4. Al Jazeera

    British farmers protest against ‘tractor tax’ on inheritance (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Farmers say the tax will destroy family farms and threaten food production, while gov’t says it’s needed to raise funds.

  5. The Guardian

    What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers? (opens The Guardian)

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    Farmers to protest in central London as they say changes will destroy family farms

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