The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) must pay the payment entitlements to farmers more quickly this year. The Ministry of Economic Affairs wants 90% of the farmers who have submitted an application to be paid in December. That is 5% more than last year. Minister Henk Kamp reports this in a letter to the House of Representatives on 24 October.
The direct payments consist of the basic payment and the greening payment. It also includes support for young farmers and payments for grazing livestock premium. RVO.nl will start paying out from 1 December.
Faster payout than last year
According to Kamp, RVO.nl is on schedule with the checks on the greening payments. On December 31, 95% of the applicants received a decision on the basic payment. This is 5% more than the target in 2016. The intention is that 95% of the applicants will receive a decision by 31 January 2018 at the latest. The remaining 5% must have received a decision by June 30, 2018 at the latest.
The greening premium is paid together with the basic premium. This is only possible once the greening checks have been completed.
Value rights
In 2017, the average value of the basic payment entitlements is €284,53 per hectare. 30% of this is intended for greening (€122,76)
The extra payment to young farmers is currently €45,38 per hectare, with a maximum of 90 hectares. The budget is therefore €5,67 lower than in 2016.
Discount direct payments
In order to avoid exceeding the available budget, a discount of 2017% will be applied in 0,19. This discount is lower than in 2016. There will also be a general budget discount of 2017% in 1,39. This discount is for reservation of crisis expenses and only applies to payments from €2.000.
Grazing animal premium from March
The grazing animal premium will only be paid from 1 March. Based on the number of requests, an overrun is expected and a discount of 24,5% will be applied. The premium is therefore set at €18,11 per sheep and €160 per cattle.
Payment for agricultural nature management must start on 1 January and is expected to be completed on 15 May.
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