英国农场领导人敦促改善继承税和工资政策,以保护家庭农场。 UK farm leaders urge better inheritance tax and wage policies to protect family farms.

NFU主席Tom Bradshaw批评英国政府更新的遗产税规则不足以保护2025年11月27日在Worcestershire开会的家庭农场, NFU president Tom Bradshaw criticized the UK government's updated inheritance tax rules as inadequate for protecting family farms during a November 27, 2025, meeting in Worcestershire, despite a limited change allowing transfer of unused allowances for married farmers or widows. 他警告说,在两年内提高12%的国民生活工资将增加成本和通货膨胀,特别是损害园艺,同时他还提到贸易、环境计划、牛肺病和劳动力短缺方面持续存在的挑战。 He warned a 12% National Living Wage increase over two years would raise costs and inflation, especially harming horticulture, while also citing ongoing challenges in trade, environmental schemes, bovine TB, and labor shortages. Bradshaw和Worcestershire NFU主席Oliver Surman强调需要更有力的政策支持,欢迎学徒倡议,认为这是吸引新人才的一个步骤。 Bradshaw and Worcestershire NFU chair Oliver Surman stressed the need for stronger policy support, welcoming apprenticeship initiatives as a step toward attracting new talent.