Our Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign to halt the unfair and destructive changes to Inheritance Tax announced in the Autumn Budget has delivered huge public and political support and is beginning to cut through with Labour MPs too.
But we know the Chancellor is determined not to move, so we must keep up the pressure.
1. Add your name to show your support
Join more than 260,000 people who have already added their names to our call to action to stop the family farm tax.
Don't forget to:
- Share on social once you've added your name using our hashtag #StopTheFamilyFarmTax
- Send to your family and friends and anyone who loves and enjoys our precious, rural areas.
2. Tell your story
Use our new to help MPs understand the consequences of the family farm tax for your family.
Read: How much could a family farm pay under the new IHT reforms? which provides a breakdown of what five, real family farms could pay under the proposed reforms to APR and BPR. You may find this information useful to help explain your individual situation.
Did you attend our mass lobby?
Use our to keep the pressure up and remind them this issue is not going away.
3. Meet with your MP
NFU President Tom Bradshaw meets with his MP Benard Jenkin.
MPs from all parties tell us they need examples. It's been brilliant to see case studies you've sent through so far and please keep them coming. But through the rest of December and early January we want members who can to meet their MPs together with their accountants and advisers. MPs will then see first-hand, in the data for individual farms, that the Treasury lines claiming few farms will be affected by the APR/BPR changes are wrong.
4. Mark 19 December in your calendars
We鈥檙e planning a huge banner campaign this month where, on the same day, we鈥檒l display roadside banners across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to keep this campaign in the public eye.
All this will happen on 19 December 鈥� our Big Banner Day, with materials arriving from 16 December.
Read our explainer on what to expect on 19 December and how to get banners to find out more.
5. Share the message on social
Use the hashtag #StopTheFamilyFarmTax to help keep this issue in the public eye and don't forget to tag us:
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6. Read our impact analysis
You can also share our impact analysis, produced in consultation with former Treasury and Office for Budget Responsibility economists, which shows the calculations in detail to prove why the Treasury is working off the wrong figures.
The government鈥檚 initial claim that only 27% of farms will be affected by the new IHT policy materially underestimates the true proportion. We find that around 75% of commercial family farms will be above the 拢1 million threshold.
7. Look out for announcements on LAMMA
Save the date: 15 鈥� 16 January 2025
We鈥檙e planning a campaign moment at Lamma in January 鈥� more details on this soon.
The government may hope that we will give up over time, but we know that we鈥檙e in this for the long haul.
If you鈥檝e been able to tick every box that鈥檚 great news and thank you for helping us fight this awful family farm tax. But please do continue to keep an eye out for more ways to get involved in the campaign.