In addition to the aid and loan packages, Sarkozy’s plan would reduce taxes on young farmers, as part of a number of measures to try to ensure that an adequate number of workers continue to enter the agricultural industry.
The plan includes a cut in the tax on petroleum products that famers use, and would have the government repay a percentage of the carbon tax, amounting to some 120 million euros.
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