PASOK-Movement for Change package against the risk of food crisis
The government became a commentator on everyday life, leaving the primary sector unprotected and creating risks for the country’s food security, according to a statement by KINAL.
To stop the government from making fun of farmers and stockbreeders, as since the summer of 2021 the energy crisis broke out, none of these measures – which have been announced three times – have reached farmers, stockbreeders, poultry farmers, beekeepers and its high prices. production and the dramatic rise in prices for fuel, electricity, fertilizers and feed, have left the primary sector and farmers at a dead end.
PASOK – Movement for Change proposes, according to the announcement, the immediate implementation of the following measures NOW: ✓ to keep the primary sector productive ✓ and to avoid the reduction of food production and the food crisis.
1. Reduction of production costs: Energy costs: • Fuels: Abolition and refund of diesel and gas for all producers based on IACS amounting to at least 167 million euros by the end of April 2022. (The 50 million announced by the government with a deposit in 2023 does not face the issue) % amount of at least 140 million euros. Payment of 50% by the end of April 2022 and the remaining 50%
September 2022. (The € 60 million announced by the government in 2023 does not address the issue) Supply costs: • Fertilizers: Fertilizer cost subsidy due in part to rising energy and raw material costs, amount 70. million euros with payment by the end of May 2022. (The reduction of VAT from 13% to 6% that has been announced does not cover even the slightest increase.) • Feed: Subsidizing the cost of feed for 2021 and 2022 due to the excessive increase in the price of raw materials, amounting to 80 million euros based on the number of lives paid until April 15. (The reduction of VAT from 13 to 6% that has been announced and the increase of 2% on sales in 2021 does not cover farmers) of the small Aegean islands of 15 million euros with payment until April 15
2. Financial liquidity✓ Granting of agricultural loans and settlement of farmers’ debts due to the pandemic and the extensive losses from the main phenomena.✓ Payment of measures delayed by OPEKEPE 3. Amendment of the National Strategic Plan 2021-27 ✓ Support cereals and feed now.✓ Direction of aid to productive crops and organizations solution.✓ Strengthen the network for the direct interconnection of existing RES projects of farmers and their organizations ση Financing the installation of RES on agricultural holdings. Ση Financing the establishment of farmers’ energy communities and investments in RES (GOEB, TOEB, Cooperatives, Producer Groups) and activation of net metering✓ Financing the installation of RES in the units of processing and processing of agricultural products.
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