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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Government rejects call from supermarket giants to halt controversial tractor tax plan

Ministers have rejected calls from supermarket giants including Tesco to halt their controversial ‘tractor tax’ plan.

In a highly unusual move, some of the UK’s largest retailers have backed farmers in their fight against Rachel Reeves’ inheritance tax raid, warning the “UK’s future food security is at stake”.

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