NFU Cymru puts forward key priorities ahead of Welsh budget

NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said he was ‘deeply concerned' any future adjustments to agricultural funding into the Welsh block grant would be ‘subject to the Barnett formula'

Rachael Brown
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NFU Cymru puts forward key priorities ahead of Welsh budget

Maintaining the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) budget for 2025 must be the key priority for Welsh Government when it publishes its draft budget for 2025-2026 next week, says NFU Cymru. Welsh agriculture...

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