The meeting, with Exchequer Secretary James Murray, comes after the NFU’s #StoptheFamilyFarmTax campaign galvanised industry-wide support for calls on the government to rethink its Autumn Budget announcements.
More than 275,000 people have also signed an NFU petition to stop the family farm tax.
NFU President Tom Bradshaw, who was in Parliament meeting MPs this week and speaking at a farmer rally in Westminster, said: “I welcome the invitation to meet with the Treasury to discuss inheritance tax policy.”
“Farmers and growers from across all generations have gone to great lengths to explain the devastating impact of changes to APR and BPR.
“The government now needs to listen and take action.
“I’m looking forward to having meaningful and productive conversations with the Treasury and remain committed to finding constructive solutions working with the Chancellor.”
Demonstrating support
Since the Chancellor announced the changes to inheritance tax, the NFU has been relentlessly on the front foot in Westminster and in the media, engaging with more than 430 MPs and showcasing the overwhelming support for the #StoptheFamilyfarTax from the public
On 25 February the NFU will bring to life the effect of inheritance tax policy changes in a display of tractors and pre-loved farm toys outside its annual conference at the QEII building in Westminster.
A multi-generational farming family will also hand over a selection of pre-loved farming toys to the Treasury with a message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves – a symbolic gesture to show Britain’s farming families who are being denied a future in the industry.