Bulgaria: tobacco growers want de minimis support for 2020

Tobacco producers also asked for support under the de minimis scheme, and the issue was discussed during the Tobacco Advisory Council held this week, Tsvetan Filev, chairman of the National Tobacco Producers Association 2010 (NAT-2010), told Bulgarian National Radio. The proposal came from the association as tobacco growers could not receive support under coronavirus measures like other sectors. "We agreed with the argument that this measure is paid for with European funds and tobacco does not fall within the scope of this support. But since de minimis is a national scheme, we think that it is possible to provide support for real tobacco growers who grew tobacco in the economic year 2020, "said Filev. According to him, the proposal has been widely discussed at the council, but no consensus has been reached yet. The decision is expected to come in the near future. He recalled that the tobacco sector had already received this type of state aid when a large number of producers were ...