ADAM Dance MP for South Somerset and Yeovil said the 2025 budget is a “real disappointment”, leaving farmers with “no support” and people facing the “highest tax burden in decades”.
Adam Dance MP has voiced his concerns following the 2025 budget, stating that after “weeks of uncertainty”, the Chancellor has delivered a plan that “does very little for families, farmers or small businesses in Somerset”.
According to him, Somerset was not mentioned once, which he said, “shows how far this Government is from understanding rural communities like ours”.
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He added: “Farmers have been left with no support and no movement on inheritance tax. Our hospitality businesses, already struggling, have again been ignored.
“The Liberal Democrats have called for a temporary lower VAT rate to help pubs, cafes and restaurants survive, but the Government has chosen not to act.”
Adam Dance also responded to the 2025 budget by saying that “Somerset deserves better”, with him claiming it leaves people “facing the highest tax burden in decades.”
He said: “This budget also leaves people facing the highest tax burden in decades. Ten million people will be pushed into higher tax bands, while the Government plans to spend nearly two billion pounds on digital ID instead of tackling GP waiting times or supporting social care. They have even opened the door to cutting a tax on the biggest tech companies, which could cost billions.
“The Chancellor has diagnosed the problem but refuses to take the steps needed to fix it. The Government still won’t face up to the economic damage caused by our broken relationship with Europe, which is holding back growth and pushing up prices.
“People in Somerset needed a budget that backed farmers, supported our high streets and helped with the cost of living. Instead, we got more taxes, more uncertainty and very little for rural areas. Somerset deserves better.”
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