The government approved the ceilings allocated to the national transitory aid and coupled support schemes, in the animal husbandry sector, and established their amount for the 2015 payments.

The national transitory aid for cattle and sheep/goats, for the 2015 payment year, has a funding ceiling of EUR203.15 million granted from the state budget through the budget approved for the Agriculture Ministry for 2016.

The government also approved a maximum funding ceiling of EUR113.35 million grated for the 2015 payment year, for coupled support schemes in the animal husbandry sector.

Payments for national transitory aid schemes and coupled support in the animal husbandry sector are made in Romanian lei, at an exchange rate of RON4.4176 to the euro, set by the European Central Bank on September 30, 2015.