Cross-party calls for Government to delay inheritance tax change

Efra called on the government to delay its reforms to allow for ‘better formulation of tax policy’ (PA) - (PA Archive)

Ministers have been urged by a cross-party parliamentary group to delay reforms to farming inheritance tax until 2027 over concerns that the changes threaten to hit “the most vulnerable”.

The Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Efra), which includes seven Labour MPs, said the Government had failed to properly consult on the policy, leaving its potential impact “disputed and unclear”.