60% IN Yorkshire expect food prices to rise because of family farm tax
Shocking new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveals that 60% of people in Yorkshire and the Humber expect food prices to rise because of the Family Farm Tax announced in the Budget.
The Liberal Democrats are urging the government to scrap the family farm tax, arguing that the impact of the tax hike goes far beyond farming communities. Pensioners and families across Yorkshire are worried about the price of their food shop increasing as a result.
The party are also urging the government to support their pledge to commit an extra £1bn boost to the farming budget as well as expanding free-school meals for all children in poverty.
Commenting, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, Tom Gordon, said:
“I will fight this disastrous tax hike every step of the way, and make sure that the voices of Harrogate and Knaresborough are heard in Westminster. The impact of this tax hike goes beyond the farming communities - families and pensioners across our towns will also be hit if food prices go up.
“With a new government, so many hoped to see relief from the Conservative cost of living crisis. Instead, Labour seems intent on making this winter worse than last year.
“Rural communities have already seen years of neglect under a Conservative government that didn’t care. Sadly, the Budget has now proven that the new government doesn’t understand how critical these communities are to food security, to the protection of our natural environment and to the British economy.
“We are urging the government to axe the tax now. If not, the impact felt by communities across Yorkshire who are already struggling to make ends meet could be catastrophic."
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Methodology: Savanta interviewed 2,288 UK adults, including 203 people in Yorkshire and the Humber aged 18+ online on 15th to 17th November 2024. Data were weighted to be representative of the UK by age, sex, region, and social grade.
The polling data with regional splits can be found here.