Tuesday, 06 June 2023 13:25

Follow suit!

Written by  The Hound

OPINION: As your old mate - as well as many in the sector - expected, the Budget had nothing in it for the country's all-important primary sector.

As Federated Farmers curtly pointed out that it asked for "absolutely nothing in this year's Budget, and it's safe to say the Government have exceeded our expectations on that front with no new spending for farmers".

Feds' acting president Wayne Langford said farmers weren't looking for a handout and were happy to stand on their own two feet.

However, he pointed out that his organisation wanted the Government to stop weighing farmers down with impractical, unpragmatic, and unfair regulations.

"We're still waiting for them to deliver on that second request."

Langford added that farmers were having to tighten their belts, count every penny and live within their means, but - unfortunately - the Government wasn't doing the same.

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