§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much of the total(a) 1980, (b) 1985, (c) 1990 and (d) 1995 CAP budgets in ecus was spent on (i) export refunds, (ii) intervention buying and storage, (iii) arable area payment schemes, (iv) other direct payments, (v) production aids and (vi) removing produce from the market (1) in cash, (2) at 1996 prices and (3) as a percentage of the total CAP budget. [15341]
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information is as follows:
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(2) At 1996 Prices (mecu1) 1980 1985 1990 1995 (vi) Removing produce from the market (withdrawals and similar operations) 704 1,379 815 581 Notes:
For expenditure prior to the CAP Reform of 1992, there is no breakdown of arable area scheme; payments, other direct payments and production aids and these have been group together.
1 1980 expenditure is in millions of European Units of Account.
2 Excludes some direct payments to farmers which are subsumed under CAP programmes for remote regions.
Sources:
1980, 1985, 1990 Annual FEOGA Financial Reports, 1995 Commission Working document VI/72/95 (12 December 95).
1996 Prices calculated using deflator of private consumption. Source: European Economy—Annual Economic Report.
1995 No. 59 and European Economy (Supplement A) Economic trends No. 12 December 1995.
(3) As percentage of total CAP expenditure 1980 1985 1990 1995 (i) Export refunds 50.3 34.0 28.8 22.6 (ii) Intervention buying and storage 14.4 22.5 20.3 1.0 (iii) Arable area payment schemes — — — (39.1) (iv) Other direct payments1 (to farmers) 11.1 18.7 33.4 66.7 (24.4) (v) Production aids (paid via processors) — — — (3.2) (vi) Removing produce from the market (withdrawals and similar operations) 2.6 4.5 2.4 1.8 Notes:
For expenditure prior to the CAP Reform of 1992, there is no breakdown of arable area scheme; payments, other direct payments and production aids and these have been group together.
1 Excludes some direct payments to farmers which are subsumed under CAP programmes for remote regions.
Sources:
1980, 1985, 1990 Annual FEOGA Financial Reports, 1995 Commission Working document VI/72/95 (12 December 95).
1996 Prices calculated using deflator of private consumption. Source: European Economy—Annual Economic Report.
1995 No. 59 and European Economy (Supplement A) Economic trends No. 12 December 1995.
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much of the total 1996 CAP budget, in ecus, will be spent on(a) export refunds, (b) intervention buying and storage, (c) arable area payment schemes, (d) other direct payments, (e) production aids and (f) removing produce from the market (i) in cash and (ii) as a percentage of the total CAP budget. [15340]
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe 1996 budget provisions are as follows:
1996 (i) mecu (ii) As percentage of total CAP budget (a) Export refunds 7,182 17.4 (b) Intervention buying and storage 1,278 3.1 (c) Arable area payments 15,545 37.6 (d) Other direct payments1 (to farmers) 11,983 29.3 (e) Production aids (paid via processors) 1,139 2.8 (f) Removing produce from the market (withdrawals and similar operations) 790 1.9 Note:1 Excludes some direct payments to farmers which are ubsumed under CAP programmes for remote regions.
Source:
1996 Adopted Budget of the European Union, (Official Journal L22, Volume 39 of 29 January 1996).