Chris Hazzard MP backs farmers’ calls to scrap the Farm Tax Bill
South Down Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard has described the British government’s farm inheritance tax proposals as ‘unacceptable’.
The South Down MP was speaking after attending an Ulster Farmers Union event in Westminster that urged the government to drop the measures.
The Ulster Farmers Union and the Farmers For Action have lobbied the government strongly over their plans to introduce a farm tax.
He added: “This shameful plan will place an unbearable financial burden on farming families,”
“Family farms play a vital role in our economy, rural communities and food supply.
“The proposals are unacceptable and would have devastating consequences for rural families.
“The British government must listen to the farming community before irreparable damage is done.”
