Farmers have mixed views on contents of Budget 2015

Ahead of last week’s announcement, IFA had delivered a concise message to the Government: Investment in agriculture will pay a wider dividend in terms of jobs, output, and a stronger rural economy.
We had prepared a strong submission as part of the agri-taxation review and our key message on the Rural Development Programme (RDP) was the importance of the early introduction and payment of farm schemes, in particular the new agri- environment scheme, Glas.