Kington farmer Jo Hilditch says the Budget change has led to anger in the farming community.
The recent inheritance tax changes are a worry for farmers like Jo HilditchIn the yard, piles of freshly washed apples are ready to be sent off for cider.Yet for farmer Jo Hilditch, like so many of her neighbours, her mind is drifting, from apples and cider, to money and death.
The chancellor announced it would apply to farms worth more than £1m from April 2026 and the governmentOnline and in the papers, the arguments swirl back and forth with some claiming few farmers will be affected - and besides any tax bill can be planned for - others saying it is the death knell for the family farm.
But every farm is different and so it is really difficult to get any sense of the true impact of these changes.
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