A Rutland farmer says he supports the Government's inheritance tax policy in principle, but it should have been tiered depending on the size of the farm.
Andrew Brown says no one should be avoiding tax, but it needs to be realistic for farm income, especially with the uncertainties around other parts of their industry.
‘Well, the principle of taxing large land owners who are only large land owners to avoid heritance tax to me sounds perfectly plausible. But then what's going to happen here is that smaller family farms are going to be brought into this tax bracket and ultimately it might mean that those family farms are broken up’.
Funding allocations for councils given to urban areas
None for the road
Two new swales at Whissendine to manage flood risk
Families in need get gifts this Christmas
Big band experience at Victoria Hall
Budget agreed at Stamford Town Council
Rutland County Council approves two housing development proposals
Santa's sleigh in Oakham
Christmas trees still available
Late night shopping in Oakham
Weekend sports round up
A Ceremony of Carols in Stamford
