Bulgaria: BGN 90 million in aid is paid today to fruit and vegetable producers

Published Mar 1, 2021

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The State Fund for Agriculture in Bulgaria will allocate BGN 90 million in subsidies to fruit and vegetable producers, an increase from last year with rates for some produce rising by over 50%. The highest increase of 54% is for potatoes, onions, and garlic. The funding comes from a transfer of 140m levs from the rural program to direct payments. The fund has also increased inspections following the discovery of fraud in last year's campaign, where over 11,000 decares of land claimed for support was found to be unproductive. However, the identities of the violators and the penalties imposed remain undisclosed.

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Today, the State Fund for Agriculture will pay BGN 90 million in support to the producers of fruits and vegetables. Some of the rates have been increased by over 50% compared to subsidies last year, BNR reported. The highest increase in rates by 54 percent is for potatoes, onions and garlic. For most of the main fruits, the support has been increased by 20%, said the line minister Desislava Taneva a few days ago. She explained the jump with the 140m levs transferred from the rural program to direct payments. And he admitted that the correct gardeners will get more because of the increased inspections and removal of the correct ones. Last year's campaign identified more than 11,000 decares of land claimed under the coupled support schemes, on which no vegetables were found. Over the years, the abuses of the so-called there were pumpkins, potatoes, and tomatoes that only marked the areas without even sowing them. This led to intensified inspections by the State Fund for Agriculture. ...

Source: Monitor