Cattle farmers have to pay extra tax

From 1 January 2020, cattle farmers will have to pay extra tax per animal for the Animal Health Fund. This is reported by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) on Thursday 24 October.  

This levy for the Animal Health Fund was paid in previous years by the trade association, but this jar is empty. That has made the Ministry of Agriculture decide to cancel this tax measure now to enter† As of 2020, a dairy farmer will pay €2,44 per cow and €0,34 per calf if the animal goes to slaughter or is exported.

Maximum reimbursement
The Animal Health Fund was established to prevent and combat animal diseases. If cattle still have to be culled due to an outbreak, the farmers will receive compensation. There is, however, a ceiling on this fee. For the coming year, the compensation will be a maximum of €6,3 million. The other sectors (sheep, goats, pigs and poultry) already contribute to the fund themselves.

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