The UFU say the protest will 'highlight the detrimental damage that the family farm tax will have'
Northern Ireland is set for traffic gridlock this weekend with farmers set to take hundreds of tractors into town centres as part of a protest against new tax rules.
Details of the protests published by the Parades Commission show that 400 tractors are expected at each of the seven protests, with Derry city set to see the convoy driven right into the heart of the busy city centre.Read more: Car owner "distressed" after vehicle torched in Derry arsonThe Co Armagh rally will see a tractor convoy taken into the city centre. The rally in Co Down sets off from the Maze Long Kesh and passes through Royal Hillsborough, Dromore and Banbridge.
"While the activity taking place across all parts of the UK is likely to differ slightly, the key unified message is the same: unless the UK government halts its deeply flawed family farm tax proposals, they will damage and threaten family farms and, in turn, undermine UK food production." Warning of traffic disruption in Derry, a spokesperson for the PSNI said: "The event on Saturday, 25th January, will involve a convoy of tractors travelling into the city, and starts at 2pm from Temple Road/Lisahally. After following a route from there, into and through the Waterside and cityside, it’s planned to make its way back to Temple Road/Lisahally for 4pm.
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