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The daughter of the farmer who runs SW Attwoods and Partners on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, stands on a tractor, London, UK, 11.12.2024

Video. Angry farmers protest in London

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This Wednesday, hundreds of British farmers, driving tractors adorned with banners and flags, marched on London.

The farmers are protesting, among other things, against a proposed tax increase and the removal of a 1990s tax break that exempts farm property from inheritance tax.

From April 2026, farms worth more than £1 million ($1.3 million) will be subject to a 20% tax when the owner dies and the property passes to the next generation.

Protesters say the changes will ruin struggling family farms.

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