EU Subsidy Madness: Millions given to UK billionaires while REAL farmers fight to survive
‘Twenty per cent of the largest British recipients of European farming subsidies are billionaires and millionaires on the Sunday Times Rich List, research has found.
Out of the 100 companies and landowners receiving the biggest basic payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), 20 of them are wealthy enough to feature on the Rich List, up from 16 the year before, rankings by Greenpeace found.
The news comes as the UK decides on the future of farming subsidies after Brexit, with the environmental NGO calling for public money to support schemes which deliver public goods such as protecting wildlife, preventing flooding and producing sustainable food.’
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