Drought Doubles Disaster Claims — Government Rushes Billions to Struggling Farmers
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"I will obviously significantly strengthen the national solidarity allowance for all those who cannot be covered by traditional schemes. We are considering a drought loan to bridge the gap with future harvests. And then, in the next budget, we will likely have proposals to make regarding new tax measures," the minister stated on RMC. For the past few weeks, the ministry has been rolling out measures in response to the growing despair of farmers…
Drought doubles disaster claims — government rushes billions to struggling farmers
The government has decided on extraordinary measures in response to this year's drought, with farmers set to receive immediate assistance to maintain their solvency, according to a notice published on the kormany.hu website on Thursday.
“The drought in Austria is a natural disaster – comparable to avalanches, floods, or mudslides. In such extraordinary events, in such extreme situations, the community must be there to help. The federal government has been arguing for over a week about a long-overdue aid package for domestic farmers. It is high time such a package was put together,” said FPÖ Federal Party Chairman and Parliamentary Group Leader Herbert Kickl. Farmers can no long…
The Ministry of Agriculture will start payments in September, and the advance payment will be increased to 75 percent.
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