Majority of Slovenian Farmers Received Low Subsidies in 2005
Brussels, 13 March
Of the 57,360 Slovenian farmers who received EU subsidies in 2005, some 95% (54,610) received less than EUR 1,250, while none received over EUR 50,000, according to data published by the European Commission on Tuesday. EU subsidies for Slovenian farmers totalled EUR 24.5m in 2005.
Around EUR 10m was given to some 40,000 farmers for plants and plant products, while some EUR 14m were paid out for animal premiums. Around 2,000 farmers received between EUR 1,250 and EUR 2,000 and some 750 received between EUR 2,000 and EUR 5,000. Some 60 farmers got between EUR 5,000 and EUR 10,000, while around 20 farmers received up to EUR 20,000. Only around 10 farmers got between EUR 20,000 and EUR 50,000.