Moldovan government implemented measures to support farmers

Chisinau, 21 August /MOLDPRES/- In less than a week after the government's discussions with representatives of the Farmers' Associations, today the Agency for Intervention and Payments for Agriculture (AIPA) has already granted the first payments to agricultural producers for losses incurred on Group I crops. The amount of compensation is 1.6 million lei, calculated with 1,500 lei per hectare. So far, AIPA has received 106 cases for which compensation of 13.7 million lei is to be paid, Prime Minister Ion Chicu announced today during a briefing, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.

The government has earmarked 300 million lei to partially compensate the farmers' losses, in order to ensure the country's food security. On Wednesday, at the Government meeting, a set of measures was approved to support farmers. Their estimated value is 1.65 billion lei, up by 700 million than the previous year.

Subsidization of farmers' loans has been extended, including those previously accessed. The decision was taken to reimburse the VAT for the subsidy of tax payments related to salaries and compensation of land tax. The procedure for getting aid by farmers has been simplified. By 31 December 2020, a moratorium on fiscal control of economic operators in agriculture will be set up. The Prime Minister noted the willingness of financial institutions to be cooperative in rescheduling loans to agricultural producers.

Thus, the government has effectively met the commitments to the agricultural sector representatives. Chicu said that the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment has started assessments to determine losses to second-group crops.

In this context, the premier thanked for the constructive approach of farmers and the parliamentary working group created to improve the situation in agriculture.