Bulgaria: Is it too late for Covid's lower aid ceiling?

Published 2021년 11월 17일

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The National Bio Association (NBA) of Bulgaria has called for urgent restrictions on the ceiling of COVID-19 aid for farmers, capping support at the first 100 hectares or BGN 100,000 per farm. The association made this recommendation in a letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture, citing concerns over the uneven distribution of financial resources and potential misuse of public funds. They argue that large agricultural holdings are being unfairly supported through the CAP mechanisms, especially vineyards not eligible for aid. The NBA also emphasizes the need for differentiated rates for organic and conventional production, support for farms with 100% lost land in 2020, and 100% field inspection for livestock and beekeeping sector beneficiaries who have requested payments of over BGN 15,000. They have expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of transparency in the approval of state aid instructions.

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Urgent restriction of the Kovid aid ceiling, as the first 100 ha (or BGN 100,000 per farm) are subject to support. The National Bio Association (NBA) insists on this in a letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture. Currently, the SFA controls the total value of the aid not to exceed BGN 440,059 per beneficiary. Vote: Are you satisfied with the work of the caretaker Minister and his team? Their motives are that such a measure leads to uneven and incorrect distribution of financial resources between agricultural holdings in the sector. Conditions are also created for "leakage" of public national financial resources to large agricultural holdings by supporting the so-called vineyards whose activities are not eligible for support through the CAP mechanisms. For the NBA, it is a serious omission that there is no distinction between farmers who are small wine producers and the holders and producers of licenses for spirits. Therefore, they want to completely drop out of ...

Source: Agri