Farmers protest outside Sainsbury’s supermarket in Calcot
Dozens of farmers – and four tractors – flocked to the Sainsbury’s store in Calcot this morning (Saturday) to protest about the announcement in October’s Budget that farms worth more than £1m will be liable to pay 20 per cent inheritance tax from April 2026.
Their demo was part of a Farming Day of Unity and they handed out leaflets to shoppers.
The NFU has said that this is “a fight we will not abandon”.
Back British Farming said the national events would “show MPs and ministers clearly that agriculture across the whole of the UK is united in rejecting this awful policy – a policy we were promised would never happen”.
It said: “It is not too late for the Government to review its plans for the family farm tax and pause and consult with farmers and growers.”