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"Mr President, the common agricultural policy remains the single biggest item of expenditure in the Community budget. Along with most colleagues, I welcome the fact that a series of reforms under the current and past Commissioners have brought agricultural expenditure under control. It is also welcome that the Council agreement in Brussels in October 2002 brought stability and predictability to farmer spending up to 2013. Furthermore, the most recent Luxembourg agreement on CAP reform ensures that payments will shift away from trade-distorting subsidies to payments based on services to society provided by our farmers in areas such as the environment, food safety and animal welfare. I strongly support this trend.
I also strongly support the need to maintain export refunds as a crucial stabilising tool within the budget. The amount of money given has been a decreasing portion of farmer spending over the past number of years. Nevertheless, this will remain an essential mechanism for assisting heavily export-dependent sectors to maintain a position in export markets in periods when prices are plunging and markets are uncertain.
In conclusion, I welcome the statement from Commissioner Fischler on the proposal to decouple aid for tobacco producers, which will hopefully lead to a reduction in the production of this health-damaging crop."@en1
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