Written Question·Treasury·UIN 65586

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Aphra Brandreth

ConservativeChester South and Eddisbury

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of the farming sector on the implications of the proposed changes to inheritance tax.

Answer

James Murray
The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...

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