Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 59547

Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

Tabled: 12 June 2025

Answered: 16 June 2025

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief on the rural economy.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

The decision to reform agricultural property relief and business property relief was a difficult but necessary decision in order to restore economic stability, fix the public finances, and support public services, including in rural communities. The Gover...

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