Spending review: enough new money for farming?15 July 2002
The Government's Comprehensive Spending Review, announced today by Chancellor Gordon Brown, offers welcome new money for farming. "The Chancellor has given DEFRA an overall budget increase. The detailed figures need careful checking to see whether Curry's full package has in fact been funded - the Chancellor's reference to "core" recommendations only is worrying in this respect," said Friends of the Earth Food and Farming Campaigner Pete Riley. "DEFRA need to spend the new money wisely. There have to be some clear environmental gains. But there is also a pressing need to developing strong local and regional food economies, aimed at improving farm incomes. Tackling the power of large companies at the top end of the food chain who force farm gate prices down must also be a top Government priority, if the rural economy is ever to get back on its feet."
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