Roll-over-relief abolition budget blow to farmers

THE abolition of roll-over relief for land which has been sold subject to Compulsory Purchase Orders is probably the most contentious factor for farming organisations, post-Budget.

While not directly part of the agreement between the farming lobbies and the NRA, the provision of roll-over-relief “was an extremely important supplementary measure to the agreement”, says IFA Press Officer, Jim Devlin.

The turnaround will have a serious impact on farmers who already have suffered disruption to their farms, and the IFA will be carefully accessing their reaction to the news within the next few days, he added.