It’s claimed taking CAP payments out of farmers’ pockets will result in a loss of production.
The European Commission has published a paper today to start a debate on where funding should be reduced to make savings once the UK leaves the EU.
It’s expected to leave a shortfall of 10-12 billion euro in the purse – and it’s feared the Common Agricultural Policy payments, which eat up 40 percent of the EU’s budget, could be hit.
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General Secretary of the ICSA, Cratloe native Eddie Punch has been telling me about his concerns:
And you can hear more on this issue on Farm Focus this Saturday, from 9.30 on Clare FM.
