A Clare farming representative claims young farmers have been left behind by the Government’s fuel supports.
The €505 million package unveiled on Sunday includes direct payments to farmers as well as agricultural contractors, those in fisheries, hauliers and bus operators.
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The announcement has seen excise on petrol and diesel cut by 10 cents until the end of July as well as a 2.4 cent reduction on green diesel and the postponement of carbon tax increases until October’s Budget.
Doora-based chairperson of the Clare branch of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association, Micheál O’Dwyer, says more could’ve been done to assist younger people looking to get a foothold in the sector.
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