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Budget Recognition That Further Cuts to Farming Are Not Sustainable The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Malcolm Thompson has said that farmers will be relieved that the government has realised that further cuts to agriculture are not sustainable. “To date agriculture has taken an 18.5% cut in supports and any [...]

This weeks Budget did not address the need to improve the economy’s competitiveness by at least 20%. The burden on the productive and private sectors of dealing with the country’s serious financial deficit has increased to a disproportionate and unfair level. Unless the Government now takes action on the cost of doing business in this [...]