Diesel price hike hurts farm and food sectors

THE call by hauliers to abolish farm diesel in the Republic and Northern Ireland, and give farmers a rebate cheque based on acreage and usage has been condemned by ICMSA.

The Irish Road Haulage Association said this would eliminate enormous exchequer losses, washing of diesel fuel and the subsequent black economy, that funds paramilitaries.

"The dumping of chemical sludge with this process is also a menace to the environment", said the IRHA.