The National Land Improvement Administration (ANIF) will be changed from an autonomous administration into a public institution under the Agriculture Ministry, with the name the National Land Improvement Agency, says an Agriculture Ministry. The Agency will take over the former Administration’s staff, up to 1,500 jobs.
The act also introduces a land improvement tax to finance the agency’s activity, paid by the beneficiaries of land improvement services. Its method of calculation and collection will be established through a Government Decision, and its value will be set each year by the agency.
The management of dames and flood protection levees will be transferred to the National Water Administration.