State Election – Policy Priority: Reduce red tape to encourage farming succession
Red tape, the definition of family, and existing taxes and duties are amongst the most prohibitive processes when it comes to succession planning according to WAFarmers. Speaking on the last of the six WAFarmers Policy Priorities for the State Election, WAFarmers President Tony York said succession planning was a real issue for all farming, and that current processes could be seen as a disincentive. “In Western Australia, taxes and duties incurred when farmland transfers from

