Farmers’ organizations and LTO NVV have Martijn van Dam Secretary (Economic Affairs) called reversing the rate increases.
The farmers at May 1 more than 12 percent spend the meat inspection. Since 2013 the cost of this would already have risen by more than half.
In particular, pig farmers are outraged. The lower meat prices, many of them already struggling to keep their business afloat.
Outdoor Proportional
“This is disproportionate ‘, LTO and NVV write in the letter that they sent to the minister. They point out that in many other European countries, the government takes a significant portion of the cost of inspection and control costs thereof. If that were to happen in the Netherlands would farmers to care annually tens of thousands of euros.
It is not the first time that pig farmers complain about the NVWA rates. About half a year ago promised the then responsible Minister Sharon Dijksma still get an overview of trends in costs of goods authority and their charges.
It would Dijksma to see if these costs can be passed on to consumers. ” Both are so far come to nothing, ” regret LTO and NVV. The organizations also have the necessary criticisms of the way the NVWA its controls
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