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Inheritance tax: NI farmers ‘have to fight back’ against changes

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The tractor rallies are the latest in a series of protests.

Thousands of farmers in Northern Ireland signed a petition and attended a meeting in the Eikon Centre in November, ahead of a protest lobby and demonstration in London.

Mr Little said his business has supported 62 others in the area in the last financial year, with purchases and payments ranging from £10 to thousands.

He fears that the change to inheritance tax will drive people like him away from agriculture and affect other businesses as a result.

“They’re attacking our livelihood, so we have to fight back. We don’t want to go out and do all these things you see on the internet, of blockades and all that craic and put the government against us,” he said.

He added that farmers “want to feed the public; that’s all we want to do”.

“You have to be hopeful that [the government] realises the impact that [tax changes] will have on the rural economy. And you have to live in hope.”

The rallies are set to embark at 14:00 GMT, and maps of the routes are available online., external


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