There will be no cut to farmers' direct payments when the UK leaves the EU, according to the EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan. There will be no cut to farmers' direct payments when the UK leaves the EU, according to the EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan. Speaking in Kerry last week Hogan said that while the UK leaving the EU will result in a €12bn hole in the EU budget, it will not result in a cut to farmers' direct payments. "There will be no cut in your direct payments. Under plans for the EU's budget for 2021-2027, farmers would receive around €232bn in direct support, a drop of more than €30bn from the current seven-year budget.

Source: Irish Independent April 08, 2019 05:03 UTC