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Farmers Rally Outside UK Parliament over Labour''s Death Tax Grab
[BREITBART] Thousands of British farmers descended upon Westminster on Monday morning to protest the leftist Labour Party government's plans to impose inheritance taxes on family farms, which critics warn will force farmers to sell their land after their parents die to pay the tax collector.Rows of tractors clogged Whitehall outside Downing Street, stretching from Parliament to Trafalgar Square on Monday as Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer's government has vowed to plough ahead with plans to slap a 20 per cent death tax on farms valued at least 1 million ( 2m for married couples) by next year. The leftist government has justified removing the inheritance tax exemption for farmers because some wealthy individuals have bought farmland to safeguard their assets from the state, and this wealth is needed to pay for social services like the state healthcare system. However, there's more than one way to skin a cat... others have noted that while some farms may have high land values, many farmers operate on a thin profit margin and, therefore, would be unable to pay the tax bill without selling land. The protest on Monday comes as the government said that it will stand ''steadfast'' with its death tax agenda as a petition calling for reversal gained 150,000 signatures. Some of the placards seen at the demonstration read: ''Don't bite the hand that feeds you'', ''Make Agriculture Great Again'', and the phrase seen at protests throughout Europe: ''No farmers, No food''. Posted by: Fred 2025-02-11 |
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