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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Bryan demands carbon tax and nitrates review
IFA President John Bryan has met Environment Minister John Gormley and sought a reversal of the inequitable carbon tax and a review of the unworkable nitrates regulations.
Mr Bryan said: “The introduction of a carbon tax will make Irish agriculture less competitive within the EU, as many countries have not introduced such a tax. Ireland is dependent on exporting sectors such as agriculture to lead economic recovery. Minster Gormley and his Government colleagues must immediately reverse this anti-competitive and trade distorting tax.
“If the Carbon Tax is introduced in its current form it will increase annual farm production costs by over €13m. Commodity prices are under huge pressure and grain farmers are fighting for their existence.
This tax is particularly penal in the case of farm diesel, as it will increase its price by 8.7%, as opposed to 4.4% for road diesel and 3.5% for petrol,” he said.
The IFA President also called for a review of the nitrates regulations, “farmers cannot work with these regulations. Minister Gormley and Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith must end the unworkable farming by date regime and ensure that the ban on winter ploughing is lifted permanently.”
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