by Kevin | Oct 13, 2015 | Press Releases
Key taxation measures in budget relevant to farmers Income tax: Introduction of earned income tax credit for self-employed including farmers at €550. (This means €550 less tax if your taxable income from farming is €11,000 upwards. If your taxable income is less...
by Kevin | Oct 13, 2015 | Press Releases
13th October,2015 ICSA president Patrick Kent described the taxation measures as positive for farmers but said that there was still a need to consider measures to ensure that taxation was not unfair due to extremes of income volatility in farming. “We are...
by Kevin | Oct 6, 2015 | Press Releases
6th October, 2015 ICSA president Patrick Kent has criticised the Government’s decision not to avail of the opportunity to ban the sales of genetically modified (GM) crops for cultivation by the October 3rd deadline. He is calling on Minister Kelly at the...
by Kevin | Oct 1, 2015 | Press Releases
1st October, 2015 ICSA president Patrick Kent has made a final appeal to the Minister for Agriculture to avail of the opt-out clause on growing GM maize which expires on October 3rd. Under the opt-out clause, EU member states can opt out of EU Commission...
