IFA: €1.5bn carbon tax pledge must be honoured

Pre-budget submissions demands supports to meet climate change targets

IFA Farm Business Chair Rose Mary McDonagh and IFA President Tim Cullinan launch IFA’s pre-Budget submission ahead of Budget 2022 in October. Picture: Finbarr O’Rourke

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has published its pre-budget submission to the Government, saying its members are eager to be part of the climate solution, but will need significant financial supports including tax allowances for emissions-efficient equipment.

Setting out its stall in the wake of the new report from the UN intergovernmental panel on climate change, which highlights the drastic actions that will be required in the coming decades to reduce the impact of climate change, Ireland’s largest farming representative organisation said that Budget 2022 would represent an opportunity to lay the foundations for a fair, sustainable agri-food sector.