Government bills3
- HE 193/2016 vpPassed
More flexible agricultural support and advice
Farms will be able to receive subsidised advisory services to develop their operations and improve their competitiveness. In addition, support conditions for goat kids for slaughter will be eased, and cuts to support resulting from errors in area declarations will be softened.
8 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 41/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining agricultural support administration
Guidance on the supervision of cross-compliance requirements for plant protection products will be transferred to Tukes (the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency), and support tasks granted by the ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) can be centralised. In addition, the duration of national support for young farmers will be capped at a maximum of five years.
18 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote - HE 103/2015 vpPassed
Temporary additional support for indebted farms
Temporary national additional support would be paid to farms in financial distress to improve their liquidity. The support is targeted especially at indebted farms and those that have recently made building investments.
23 Nov 2015 · passed without a vote