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10,000 jobs may go as BPS phases-out, Labour warns
22 April 2021 |
Thousands of agricultural jobs could disappear as the government phases out BPS, Labour warns
Nearly 10,000 agricultural jobs could be lost as a result of the government s rushed withdrawal of the BPS payments, the Labour Party claims.
New data released by the party shows that rural England is projected to lose more than £255 million this year alone as a result.
Labour, which recently set out of its ambition to be the party of the British countryside , says this will push family farms to the brink of closure .
The reduction will be between 5% and 25% depending on current BPS income for 2021, with further 15% reductions across the board each year from 2022 to 2024.
Labour launches its rural review claiming £255m cuts to rural England in 2021
As part of its ambition to “be the party of the great British countryside”, the Labour Party is launching its Rural England Policy Review, led by Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary, Luke Pollard MP.
by Matthew Appleby
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