A POSTPONED protest event will now take place in Castle Douglas this weekend.
The NFU’s tractor rally against the UK Government’s proposed changes to inheritance tax was cancelled across Scotland last weekend due to the storm.
However, it will now go ahead again on Saturday at Wallet’s Mart in the town, from 11.15 am.
NFUS regional chairman Stewart Wyllie will oversee the event and is hoping for a good turn out from across Dumfries and Galloway.
MPs and councillors are expected to also attend to engage with anyone with concerns.
Martin Kennedy, NFU Scotland president said: “Scotland’s farmers and crofters have once again demonstrated their key, but often unnoticed, role in rural communities by helping with the clear up operations following the devastating storm last Friday. Our decision to postpone events was welcomed and commended by emergency services.
“These events however were planned as part of a UK-wide day of action to send yet another loud and clear message to Westminster that proposed inheritance tax changes would have a devastating impact on prime producers, threaten our family farms and national food security. It was great to see to see so many, well supported events take place in England, Wales and Northern Ireland go ahead as planned and this weekend Scotland’s farmers, crofters and supporters will have that opportunity too.
“I encourage all NFU Scotland members along with others involved with the farming sector to take part and raise awareness of how
these taxations proposals would impact their businesses.
“The tractor rallies are just part of our wider, ongoing fight, alongside the other UK farming Unions, to get these taxation proposals reviewed by the UK Government as we campaign to #StopTheFamilyFarmTax.”
