Inheritance tax changes ‘bad for farmers’ focus on environment’ – watchdog head

Farmers and their tractors during a protest in Westminster, London over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules in February (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government’s changes to inheritance tax and other challenges are “bad” for farmers’ focus on reducing their impact, according to the head of the environment watchdog.

Alan Lovell, chairman of the Environment Agency, revealed that farmers caused a record number of pollution incidents in English rivers last year in a slideshow document obtained by the Times.