They say they want to bring to life the impacts of this policy change on their farms, on British farming and on food supply, and to urge their MPs to ask the Chancellor to reconsider the new measures.
The NFU says that since the Autumn Budget was announced, it has been working flat out to make the case to Treasury and wider government that the decision it has made to change Agriculture Property Relief and Business Property Relief must be overturned, and to corral public and media support for farmers.
NFU President Tom Bradshaw said: “We believe the Treasury has built this policy on the wrong data, and the changes it proposes will not deliver what it wants to achieve. It will not protect family farms, it will destroy them. The shock and anger among members has been acute. And it’s been heard.”
Within just four days of its launch, a campaign to stop the family farm tax won the support of more than 160,000 people, and millions more are expressing their concern across social media.
The NFU says there have been more than 2,500 stories across national and regional press, and broadcasters have carried the story strongly.
Mr Bradshaw added: “Behind the scenes, we’ve represented members’ shock, anger and fear to ministers, along with the evidence of why this policy doesn’t work. Be in no doubt that ministers and MPs know how furious and betrayed people feel.”
