Farmers to be given £3bn funding to safeguard against Brexit
All very welcome but why do politicians have to criticise and attack what went before as a means of legitimising their future actions??
The chancellor Sajid Javid has said farmers can enter the new year with confidence they will be able to “thrive” after Brexit as he confirmed just under £3bn of funding for 2020.
The money – to be spread over two years – will be used to support farmers when the UK leaves the European Union and the Common Agricultural Policy direct payments scheme next year.
The cash will allow funding for direct payments for 2020 to continue at the same level as this year, and supplement the remaining EU funding that farmers will receive for development projects until 2023.
Mr Javid said: “When we leave the EU and are freed from the Common Agricultural Policy, we will be able to support our vital rural communities – who are a cornerstone of life in the UK – with a fairer and less bureaucratic system.