Constantin said the support per animal will rise 20% to 40.8 lei (EUR9), the largest amount in the last years. Also, the cattle aid will be of RON500, from RON416 a year before.
In Government session Wednesday it will also be regulated the aid per area granted to farmers, at an European inflow of EUR119/hectare. Starting October 16, around EUR500 million will get to farmers’ accounts. Also, the payments for the minimis aid will start as of November 1, while as of December 1, the complementary payments from the state budget will be granted to compensate the farmers’ loss because of the drought. (EUR1=RON4.5642)