Hundreds of north-east farmers descended on the streets of Aberdeen on Thursday to voice their concerns about the UK government's planned changes to inheritance tax.
Tractors displaying banners and placards reading "no farmers, no food, no future" and "back British farming" among other slogans drove through the city centre towards the beach as part of the high-profile rally.
From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1million, which were previously exempt, will be liable to the tax at 20% - half the usual inheritance tax rate.
Other allowances and exemptions mean a couple who are married or in a civil partnership could pass on a farm worth as much as £3million without incurring tax.
While the changes have been dubbed a "family farm tax", it is not only farmers effected but wider, small businesses as well.
Oldmeldrum farmer Patrick Sleigh told the Press and Journal the government had got it "very, very wrong", adding: “It’s going to end up costing more money than they are taking in and create so much hardship right across society."
It follows similar, huge rallies in London but, despite the strong feeling against the tax change, the government has continued to insist that the majority of estates will not be impacted.
