A few thousand tobacco producers would be excluded from emergency aid in Bulgaria

Published 2022년 8월 26일

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The National Association of Tobacco Producers in Bulgaria has announced that producers registered for 2022 will be eligible for aid to cover losses caused by the war in Ukraine. The aid application will open on September 1, and all registered producers will be able to apply, according to the Acting Minister of Agriculture, Yavor Gechev. This decision was made after a potential exclusion of tobacco producers from aid due to the financial instrument's connection to COVID-19 measures. Approximately 3,433 tobacco producers could benefit from this aid, and the association emphasizes that the sector contributes over BGN 2.5 billion to the Bulgarian budget every year.

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Producers who are registered in the Register of Tobacco Producers for 2022 will be able to apply for aid under the temporary framework to cover the damage caused by the war in Ukraine. This was announced for Agri.BG by the chairman of the National Association of Tobacco Producers (NAT-2010), Tsvetan Filev. Minister Gechev for Agri.BG: The reception for the aid due to the war starts on September 1 This was confirmed by the Acting Minister of Agriculture Yavor Gechev in a conversation with us. "Even though the rate for tobacco will fall, because there will be more people, those who are registered in the Register will have the right to apply, not only those under ISAK," Gechev said. For his part, Tsvetan Filev explained the case. "A few days ago, the issue was not exactly settled like that, because there was a threat that the vast majority of legally registered tobacco producers would not be able to participate in the aid. Here it is important to say that Minister Gechev and his ...

Source: Agri