News Remkes report
Half of LTO members do not know whether he is a peak loader
As far as the LTO members are concerned, Remkes has just passed with his advisory report 'What is possible'. The survey questions about Remkes' substantive proposals together scored a 5,8. The proposal to end 5,1 peak loaders within a year receives a XNUMX. Almost half of the respondents do not know whether they fall within the peak loader group.
LTO Nederland held a members webinar on Thursday evening (6 October) and then started a consultation among her, she says, 30.000 members about the advisory report 'What is possible' by Johan Remkes. 2.471 members responded. LTO Nederland will share the insights from the members' survey with the cabinet today (11 October), so that the outcome can be included in the cabinet response on Friday. The question of whether the report contributes to a better relationship between the government and the agricultural sector is assessed just enough by the LTO members with a score of 5,5.
The figures that LTO members gave to the proposal to end six hundred peak tax burdens within a year varied widely, from deeply unsatisfactory to more than satisfactory. "The great common denominator is that members regard the one-year term as unfeasible and that voluntary participation should be central." According to LTO, there is also still a lot of uncertainty about the proposal. About 49,5% of the respondents do not know or have to guess whether they fall within the group of peak tax payers. The explanations to the question show that the definition of a peak load is unclear and that the time frame of one year is considered unrealistic, according to LTO.
"Members regularly indicated in the free comment space that they had broad confidence in the advice, but had little hope in the government's follow-up," LTO said in a statement. The proposal to reach an Agricultural Agreement receives a 6,2.
Zoning gets lowest score with 4,6
Remkes' advice to approach the nitrogen approach more broadly than just legal or ecologically received the highest score from LTO members with a 6,7. The idea for zoning received the lowest score: a 4,6. The proposal feels like the nitrogen ticket in a different guise, according to LTO. The proposal for a land bank also scores poorly with a score of 4,8. Members' reactions to this are: 'Practically not feasible' and 'the government should not interfere'.
"Remkes rightly observes a serious crisis of confidence between the cabinet and the agricultural sector. The advice offers cautious openings for recovery, but I fully understand the reticence on the part of farmers. It is now the task of the cabinet to take Remkes' report seriously and with it the skepticism from our farmers and horticulturists. We are coming from a turbulent period with protests, inverted flags and farmer's handkerchiefs. Distrust cannot be removed with advice, it requires clear positive steps.", says Sjaak van der Tak, chairman LTO Nederland .
Linda van Eekeres
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