Budget 2021: Some measures ‘better late than never’ - ICSA

The cloud of a possible Brexit failure and Covid-19 lockdowns over-shadow everything

President of ICSA Edmond Phelan. 

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has indicated its support for today’s announcement by Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe that a new Food Ombudsman will be appointed as part of the latest measures introduced in Budget 2021.

Other measures announced today include the allocation of €79m for pilot agri-environmental schemes; funding increases for the organic farming and sheep sectors; the extension of stamp duty reliefs; and tax changes for the self-employed.