Ministers urged to reveal impact of inheritance tax on Northern Irish farms

Protest banners at the Ulster Farmers’ Union rally at the Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn, Co Antrim (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Wire)

Ministers have been urged to publish a Northern Ireland specific impact assessment of the Government’s changes to inheritance tax.

Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Alex Burghart said farms in the region are “different to the rest of the UK”, leaving them “more exposed” to the changes.