Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of retaining existing rates of agricultural property relief.
Answered by James Murray
At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government took a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to restore economic stability, fix the public finances, and support public services. These were tough decisions given the situation we inherited from the previous administration, but the Government has done so in a way that makes the tax system fairer and more sustainable.
The Government set out its policy at Autumn Budget 2024 regarding agricultural property relief and business property relief. From 6 April 2026, in addition to existing nil-rate bands and exemptions, the 100% rate of relief will continue for the first £1 million of combined agricultural and business assets, and the rate of relief will be 50% thereafter.
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