Farmers ‘paying too much on income tax and USC’

"Every possible Government charge that is applied to farmers makes it more expensive for them to do business and affects their bottom line"

Mr McConalogue told the Dáil that "significantly higher costs" will be a feature across all sectors in 2022.

Kerry TD Brendan Griffin told Minister McConalogue the cost of doing business for farmers has “spiralled out of control” in recent months, “making life very difficult" for them, their families, and the wider farming communities.

Speaking in the Dáil, he claimed part of the issue was that taxes and social security were too high for farmers to maintain cash flow amid the current input cost crisis.