Hundreds of Northern Ireland farmers are taking part in protests against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms.
Local rallies are being staged as part of a so-called National Day of Unity across the UK, with farmers bringing food, tractors and livestock to town centres.
The events take place after a petition signed by more than 270,000 members of the public was handed in to Downing Street on Friday by NFU president Tom Bradshaw and NFU Cymru president Aled Jones, urging the Government to ditch what they described as the “devastating family farm tax”.
Local farmers take part in a UK-wide day of action at the Eikon Centre near Lisburn, Co Antrim on Saturday in protest against the inheritance tax changes to Agricultural and Business Property Relief. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.
The local rallies are taking place in counties Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Londonderry, Antrim and Down.
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