Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to agricultural property relief on the sustainability of domestic food production.
Answered by James Murray
The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms, and further explanatory information at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief. Around 500 estates across the UK are expected to be affected each year from 2026-27.
In accordance with standard practice, a tax information and impact note will be published alongside the draft legislation before the relevant Finance Bill.
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