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Northern Ireland
Labour holds firm on inheritance tax
Peter McCann
Government ministers continue to argue that most UK farms will not be affected by the changes to inheritance tax.
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Over 6,000 NI farmers send ‘clear message’
Thousands of NI farmers gathered in Lisburn on Monday evening for a UFU rally on inheritance tax.
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Fewer vet medicines under threat, claims SoS
A group of experts from industry and government are still assessing exactly which products could face supply issues
MLAs support ringfencing NI farm budget
Last month, the Treasury announced that funding for agriculture in devolved regions of the UK will be “baselined” into each region’s block grant.
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Watch: over 6,000 farmers attend UFU tax rally
The event at the Eikon Exhibition Centre near Lisburn was part of a UK-wide campaign to overturn changes to agricultural property relief from inheritance tax.
19 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Finding NI farming’s place in Europe
An event focussed on NI farming was held in Brussels last week. Peter McCann reports
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Houses and yards add thousands to tax bills
Initial analysis by DAERA found that 36% of NI farms could be impacted by a new £1m limit on agricultural property relief for inheritance tax.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers need answers on A5, MLAs told
Over 3,000 acres of land on 314 farms is set to be affected by the A5 road upgrade.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
News in-brief from NI agri-food
Weekly round up of news in-brief from across the farming industry in NI
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Irvine wants ‘massive crowd’ at UFU rally
The UFU president is also urging people to sign an online petition to “overturn the family farm tax”
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Warning for ‘kneejerk’ inheritance tax plans
Peter McCann reports from a UFU meeting in Limavady addressed by Peter Brown from the Agricultural Law Association
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Up to £3m tax relief for jointly owned farms
Peter McCann looks at the various issues for farmers arising from last week's UK autumn budget.
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland