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The farming community, represented in force, voiced their concerns with chants like "We will not be taxed into bankruptcy!" and emphasized the emotional weight of the livelihoods at stake. Farmers rely on the ability to pass down their operations, often initiated generations ago, without incurring crippling financial burdens. As one farmer lamented, "My son rung me up the day after the budget and he said Dad, it's going to cost me a million pounds to take the farm on. Why would I want to do that?"