Macra urge extension of stamp duty relief

MACRA na FEIRME yesterday called on the Government to extend the stamp duty and stock relief measures currently available to young trained farmers in next month’s budget.

In a pre-budget submission, Seamus Phelan, president, said he was attaching major importance to the retention of the measures for a further five years.

The 100% stamp duty relief for young trained farmers secured in the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness (PPF) negotiations in 2000 will expire in December.