How Important are Pillar II Payments?
Notes de l’épisode
In the outgoing CAP Pillar I payments were basic farm subsidies. Pillar II were for rural development and environmental improvement. The next CAP will roll the two up together and apply a cut as high as 24%. Many fear the Pillar II will lose out. Dr Emma Dillon from the Teagasc National Farm Survey tells us about which farms depend on Pillar II payments most.
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