Mallorca farmers' higher costs fuel PP aid push

On Mallorca, in Spain’s Balearic Islands, farmers and fishers face higher production, transport and sales costs than their mainland counterparts, says PP Senate candidate Sebastià Sagreras. He met farming and fishing representatives on Tuesday, 10 November, to hear their demands ahead of Spain’s general election on 29 November.

Sagreras wants the next Spanish government to press for more support through the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy, including direct aid and protection from competition outside the EU. He also wants the islands’ extra costs taken into account when agricultural and fishing funds are shared out, with rules better suited to island production and the Balearic fishing fleet.

His other proposals include less paperwork, tax cuts and measures to reduce the cost of energy, fuel and raw materials. He called for a national water plan to address drought, with attention to reusing treated water, and measures to help young people enter farming and fishing. These are PP election pledges, not measures already in place.

Topics: Agriculture · Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com