Farmers ‘betrayed’ over inheritance tax but should not withhold food – NFU chief

Farmers protest outside the Northern Farming Conference in Hexham in Northumberland against the government’s proposals to reform inheritance tax (IHT) rules (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Wire)

Farmers are feeling “betrayed” about changes to inheritance tax, the farming union chief said, but made clear that he does not condone halting supplies of food to supermarkets in protest.

A row has erupted over the new taxes for farms worth more than £1 million, exacerbated by uncertainty about Treasury figures the Budget move is based on.