Tax raid could see family farms 'disappear' in less than 25 years

"There will be no family farms left"

Chris Brayford
clock • 5 min read
"This will finish farmers off. Farmers are not going to survive."
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"This will finish farmers off. Farmers are not going to survive."

Family farms in the UK could 'disappear' from the landscape over the next 25 years if agricultural tax reliefs are taken away at the Autumn Budget. Farmers and industry leaders have warned that smallholdings...

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