[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Why? So they need to sell off their land? So we lose parts of the countryside and deplete our food security?

They haven't properly considered the full package.

Plus Thatcher in the 80s made them exempt from inheritance tax.
This government was elected to try to plug all loopholes in taxation.
So it's right they shouldn't now still be exempt.

I didn't hear Farmers moaning at some pensioners losing the winter fuel allowance.
If anyone else is being penalised, the farmers aren't bothered as long as they can keep exemptions for them in place.

I'm afraid I've little sympathy for the Farmers on this issue.