IHT Introduced In A Surprise Early Westminster Vote
Farmers For Action again were in full support at a protest on the farm Inheritance Tax Bill (IHT) in London on Monday 12th January – the day the House of Commons debated openly a number of Bills including IHT being taken forward by the Labour Party.
Sean McAuley, DDA representative said: “Tractors and trailers were in Parliament Square along with farmers on foot as well as those filling the public gallery in the House of Commons, and the debates were had including IHT until late in the evening.
“Normally there would be an open debate on New Bills going forward then a number of days later there would be a final vote on each Bill, but in a surprise move by Labour, the vote on IHT was had at 11pm on the Monday night finishing at 11.30pm, 344 – 181 supporting the Bill.
“This took away any chance of a huge protest on what normally would have been voting day a number of days later, therefore, giving no time to plan a large protest.
“What remains now is tweaks to the Bill before going into law under the non-index linked £2.5m farmer allowance in April.
Sean McAuley added: “This Government to date has not yet realised the damage they are doing to family farmers and family businesses across the UK, nor do they realise the determination of farm organisations and family businesses across the UK to end the IHT and other unforgivable Labour increased business taxes.
“There is a good possibility of a case to be had on IHT being illegal in Northern Ireland due to our partial connection to the EU, and should this be the case then this would have implications for the whole of the UK.
“The work goes on.”
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