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Farm inheritance tax: Bid to soften change rejected by Treasury

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Treasury says there will be no change or mitigations to the policy.

From April 2026 , farms worth more than Â1 m will face an effective tax rate of 20% .

The move has been branded "disastrous" by the NFU , with some farmers warning it would decimate the countryside.

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English

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