A farmer has warned that rachel reeves's tax rules thrive to “Irreversibly Damage” Local Economies and “Destroy” Generational Farms.
Father of Two Teenage Sons Rupert Evans, 52, Also Told How The Government Should Using Brexit Oppportunities to SUPPPPORT British Farming and Food Security.
The ovner of denstone hall farm Shop, in East Staffordshire, Said: “Farming is more than a job. It's a legacy handed down through the generations. The new tax rules thrive to Irreversibly damage the local economy and destroy these generational farms forcing families to sell their land to the big business.
“Local farmers are essential to the community, providing the Wonderful Produce We All Enjoy. We proud to work with family farms to share our customers fresh food from field to fork. This connection is at risk, and so is the heritage and lifestyle that Sustain Our Countryside. Ultimately, aside from the Community and Family Impacts, We're an Island and We can sustainably feed the nation with the resources we have at our doorstep. “
The farm, which employs 83 people, is also at the risk because of National Insurance Hikes, which is how many family business £ 40,000, and changed to minim wage.
Rupert Said: “We are a bit fed up with these introductions but we not a group of people to be defeated. Farmers are very entrepreneurial. They have caused not to be defeated. While there is a bit of a bit of a figure on their hands to say 'we disagree with what this government is doing. We will protest and we will get them 'but on the Same not, they won he be defeated and they won say this is all about failure'. We will think hard about how we can survive this new climate and we'll find a way through it. “
He added: “I think people forget we” an ISLAND. We've come out of europe and I think out of europe was to be more self-Sufficient. This was a great opportability to support british farming. If a world crisis happens, we could belate ourselves a little bit from it by more self-support and it dos upset me that we have haven't looked to support firmers better. I can understand where they might feel a bit brow-beeten by all of this coming down the line. “
Rupert called changes to inheritance tax at October's budget by the chancellor as “unjust”.
He added: “Farmers do not think about siting on land as a cash reserve. They don't want to suddenly cash in one day. They want to go the same opposition to the next generation as they would give them from their parent.
“We just custodians of the land. We like Like Looking after it is for the benefit of every and walk acryos it. We want to be able to produce goodty for our encounter Nice to have a bit of support from the government to recognize that sentiment that farmers have. “