Government seeks to boost agriculture by tax review

The Government has launched a six-week consultation process into agri-taxation in an effort to improve the overall performance of the sector.

The aim of the review is to look into tax reliefs for the farming sector to identify what works and what doesn’t work.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney said: “I have ongoing contact with the minister for finance to ensure that tax policy reflects the Government’s commitment to agriculture and, in particular, to the objectives of smart, green, growth outlined in the Food Harvest 2020 strategy.