Rural road construction projects, totaling 3,730,000 euros, were included in the Rural Development Program for the PE of Rethymno, with the total intervention for the current period exceeding 12 million euros. The specific projects ensure, according to the municipal authorities, the best possible accessibility to agricultural and livestock holdings throughout the year, the faster access […]
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Farmers are credited with the refund of Special Consumption Tax for diesel – Official Gazette issued
The refund of the Excise Duty (Excise Tax) on diesel for agricultural use is credited directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiary farmers. The decision co-signed by the Minister of Rural Development and Food Mr. Giorgos Georgantas, the Deputy Minister of Finance Mr. Apostolos Vesyropoulos and the Governor of the Independent Public Revenue Authority […]
A total of 1,101 beneficiaries are New Farmers in the Peloponnese Region
The Peloponnese Region announced the inclusion of 1,101 young people in the “Settlement of Young Farmers” sub-measure of the 2014-2020 Rural Development Program. According to the decision signed by the regional governor of Peloponnese, Panagiotis Nikas, the public expenditure of the operations amounts to 40,685,000 euros and the Public Investment Program (PIP) will be financed. […]
Rep. Vesyropoulos: We are restoring the return of the EFK to agricultural oil after 6 years
The ministerial decision was signed regarding the criteria and conditions for the return of the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) of diesel for agricultural use, as announced by the Deputy Minister of Finance, Apostolos Vesyropoulos, through his posting on social media. As Mr. Vesyropoulos noted, the total amount of the refund increases to 70 million euros, […]
WSJ: Europe’s ‘green’ vision finds another opponent – Holland’s farmers
Cows are a hallmark of the rural Dutch landscape, as are windmills and canals. In the cities, milk is a common drink at business lunches and cheese shops abound. But soon thousands of farms may be forced to drastically reduce their cattle herds to comply with government policy. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, […]
HYPAAT: Credits of 223.3 million euros for the first installment of the Young Farmers program
The Ministry of Rural Development and Food announced the approval of credits totaling 223.3 million euros for the payment of the first installment to those participating in the Young Farmers program. “The implementation of the program in record time, as well as the fact that it is the largest program that has been announced in […]
The balance of agricultural products is in deficit by 39.7 million euros in the first five months of 2022
The effects caused to the balance of agricultural products of the country due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are significant. The increase in the price of fuel, energy and in general the cost of production results in an increase in the price of agricultural products. According to ELSTAT data processed by the Association of Greek […]
Until July 15, the registration of professional farmers in the IAEA for the compensation for the fires of 2021
The application of those professional farmers who have not been registered in the Register of Farmers and Agricultural Holdings (MAAE) with the financial data of the tax year 2020, must be submitted by July 15, in order to speed up the process of compensation for fires in 2021. According to the Ministry of Rural Development […]
G. Georgantas: The return of the Special Consumption Tax on agricultural oil within August
The return of the Special Consumption Tax for the oil they consumed in the first half of 2022 for their crops is accelerated, for the beginning of August, to the mainly farmers. The government, having secured the budgetary space and the technical possibility, will pay in August, instead of November, the return of the EFK […]
New state aid payments due to covid-19 amounting to 22.5 million euros to producers
The provision of temporary State aid (COVID 19) in the areas of a) lavender cultivation b) dried fig production, c) table olives other than Kalamon and IACS code 2008190, d) tobacco cultivation, as well as seeded industrial potatoes and mandarins of the Clementine variety, announced the Ministry of Rural Development and Food. In particular, in […]