LOCAL MP Anna Sabine met with members of the National Farmers Union (NFU) to discuss the fallout from October’s Budget announcement.

With the removal of both Agricultural Property Relief and the designation for active farmers which allowed active working farms to be transferred as a business, farmers in Somerset have a lot to worry about moving forward, she says.

Anna, the Liberal Democrat MP for Frome and East Somerset, met with a large group of NFU members on November 8 to hear these concerns and how the current budget changes will really affect local farmers and the rural communities as a whole.

“I was delighted to meet with members of the NFU today and hear from them personally their fears and the real-world cost for them that these budget measures will have,” Anna said following the meeting.

“The budget has shown once again that Labour do not prioritise or understand our rural communities, nor the huge impact these actions will have on the wider population.”

This meeting marked what is hoped to be an ongoing relationship between Anna and farmers in Frome and East Somerset to ensure their voices are heard in London.