“Few will see the positives from DEFRA’s announcement today, however the inter pillar transfer reduction could have been worse if DEFRA had applied the maximum movement of funds between the pillars. One positive we will see next year is the use of the Euro exchange rate based on the average of the European Central Bank rates set over the month of September for the new Basic Payment Scheme next year. This will help manage the risk of a fluctuating exchange rate we have seen in recent weeks, and is something the NFU lobbied for during last year’s reform of CAP.”
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