IFA: pro-farming budget can stimulate revival

Targeted farm supports to stimulate economic activity must be a key Government objective in next month’s budget, the IFA has said.

IFA county chairmen have stressed the importance of achieving a balanced economic recovery across the country in meetings with their local TDs and senators.

In its pre-budget submission, the farmer representative group has urged that funding of €580m, which has already been committed as part of the RDP, must be provided for farm schemes in the budget.