Row over 'divisive' allocation of Scots convergence cash

Row over ‘divisive’ allocation of Scots convergence cash
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Scottish farm leaders have accused the government of short-changing the agricultural industry by using convergence funding to top up the budget for the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS).
NFU Scotland said the announcement that £70m of convergence funding is to be paid out to 18,000 farmers and crofters by the end of the month was welcome.
But the union is unhappy that the government has allocated £33m of this money to top up LFASS payments to 2018 levels, as this will mean only £39m is left to pay for top-ups to Basic Payments for everyone.

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