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"Madam President, Mr Wynn's report is consistent with the very high standard we have come to expect from him in this House. However, he will understand if, from my group's perspective, I cannot go along with the suggestion that we abolish the distinction between compulsory and non-compulsory expenditure. I signal openly to the rapporteur that I will seek to remove this suggestion from what, as I have already said, is otherwise a very constructive report.
The distinction is there for one simple reason and it has served its purpose well down the years. That reason is to depoliticise decision-making when it comes to the agricultural budget. Farming is perhaps the industry in the most precarious position in the European Union at present. There are onslaughts on farm income from left, right and centre. I will not attempt to outline my objection to the CAP reform proposals in today's budget debate, but I wish to make one very short and simple point: farmers need to plan ahead and they need policy stability. Exposing the common agricultural budget to the vagaries of annual political battles in the European Parliament will wreak untold havoc on farm income and on the viability and competitivity of the European farm sector vis-à-vis the world market.
I appeal to the House to consider this when voting tomorrow. Farm income in Ireland and many other Member States is very much dependent on the direct income support from the European Union budget. Stability arises from the fact that such expenditure has hitherto derived from legally binding assurances and we must continue to give these assurances."@en1
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