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Annabel Makin-Jones - a fifth-generation farmer from Yorkshire on Inheritance Tax: "The Government needs to open its eyes to the realities of British farming"

"The increase in National Insurance and minimum wage has cost my business an additional £385,000 overnight. We may be forced to sell the farm to pay the Inheritance Tax, which could bring an end to a family legacy that has been built over generations"

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Annabel Makin-Jones is a founder of Annabel’s Deliciously British - which creates delicacies that celebrate and sustain the diversity of the British countryside. She is from Leeds in West Yorkshire. "In our industry, the line between business and personal life is so blurred – farmers live where they work. This makes Inheritance Tax particularly punishing for family farms."
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Annabel Makin-Jones is a founder of Annabel’s Deliciously British - which creates delicacies that celebrate and sustain the diversity of the British countryside. She is from Leeds in West Yorkshire. "In our industry, the line between business and personal life is so blurred – farmers live where they work. This makes Inheritance Tax particularly punishing for family farms."

The recent Budget announcement is a stark reminder that the Government is missing the mark when it comes to supporting British agriculture. As a fifth-generation farmer and a business owner, I am deeply...

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