2024-02-02 13:16:18
Baptiste Morin / Photo credit: JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
To try to put an end to the agricultural crisis, the government has decided to take out the checkbook. The end of “whatever it costs” does not yet seem to be a reality since all of the measures announced amount to 400 million euros. A total that Bruno Le Maire considers not excessive given the number of farms in France.
The bill is rather hefty. Faced with the anger of farmers, the government decided to take action. The announcements made by Gabriel Attal last week, during a trip to Haute-Garonne, and those of this Thursday, will cost, in total, nearly 400 million euros.
In detail, there is first of all the 150 million euros in support for the cattle breeding sector, but also the 80 million in aid for wine growers affected in particular by mildew, in Bordeaux. It is also necessary to count 150 million euros over two years for a plan to uproot vines. Note, however, that the abandonment of the increase in taxation on non-road diesel does not represent an expense for the State since the tax revenues should, in any case, be returned to the agricultural world.
1,000 euros per farm
This envelope of 400 million euros is thus considered reasonable by the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, considering the number of farms in France. This represents around 1,000 euros each. If the figure does not seem excessive, the government has nevertheless insisted that “whatever it takes” is over.
Facing the majority deputies, only ten days ago, Gabriel Attal estimated that it was better to “drop 50 million now, rather than 500 million in two weeks”. A statement that brings a few smiles today.
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