“This package includes fast-acting forms of support that support the solvency of farms,” he said said BTIalso draws attention to the responsibility of food and retailers.
“The state is doing its part, but the market is responsible for profitability.”
Saarikko said that the ministry’s security of supply working group created as a result of the attack has not yet decided how food producers should be supported, as the agricultural support system is based on EU regulations. While Finland is lobbying to increase flexibility in the bloc’s state aid rules for agriculture, it can also use a number of national measures.
“There are several different options for both direct subsidies and tax breaks,” he said.
He said the support package takes into account efforts to wean off the use of fossil fuels and increase energy self-sufficiency. “But because we have a hurry and an acute emergency, we need to show direct financial support to farmers.”
It is precisely the government that is looking for quick action because of the security of supply risk associated with the crisis of profitability forcing many producers to close down before spring sowing.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT
Source: The Nordic Page