Farmers 'in despair' as tax change looms closer

FAMILIES, WORKERS AND BUSINESSES FACING COLLAPSE SAYS COUNCILLOR

- Dale Spridgeon

FARMERS have been left in “despair” with some said to be considering suicide ahead of the proposed introduction of a farm inheritance tax, a North Wales council meeting heard.

Families, workers and businesses are “facing collapse” when the legislation, scheduled for April 2026, comes into force, a Cyngor Gwynedd full council meeting was told.

The claims were made during a notice of motion presented by Councillor Jina Gwyrfai last week.

The councillor who represents Yr Eifl stated that the proposed Act was “a direct threat,” to the livelihoods of generations of farming families in Gwynedd, and across the rural economy.

She warned that a “high percentage” of Gwynedd’s economy was linked to agriculture and the" stability" of the family farm was “a vital and invaluable contribution to the preservation of the Welsh language in our Welsh-speaking communities”.