The Government in Bulgaria is Considering Reallocatin National Payments for Tobacco

Source from:  Focus English News 03/27/2015

Georgi Ralchev, an expert at the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture's State aid and regulations directorate, said the ministry agreed to consider reallocating national payments for tobacco during a meeting between its officials and representatives of leaf growers.

Tobacco farmers from all over the country gathered on February 22nd in Parvomay to hold a demonstration on February 24th, but they postponed it, and instead urged the government to consider their demand. Ralchev said the agriculture ministry will be able to provide subsidies to growers until 2020, as the European Union does not provide any grant for leaf production. Enditem