Farmers and contractors will have one month to apply for the fuel support scheme, which will open to them next week.
They’ll be able to get around 20 cent per litre or 200 euro per 1 thousand litres of green diesel, based on their fuel usage from last year being verified.
There will be a minimum payment of 100 euro, while the max rate will be decided by the number of applications.
Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon, says payments will be made to the sector by June:
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The Roscommon-based director of the Professional Agricultural Contractors of Ireland has been welcoming the new schemes.
Speaking on the Joe Finnegan Show this morning, Tom Murphy says the subsidies will prevent rising fuel prices from impacting the cost of production:
