Coupled support Clause Samples

Coupled support. The new agreement retains and expands the options for coupled aid payments i.e. subsidy linked to production. This is contrary to the last round of CAP reform which sought to move towards phasing out such support which had previously led farmers to continuously produce particular products whether there was demand or not. The UK sought to limit attempts by many EU countries to increase coupled support payments significantly and expand the list of products that they can apply to (e.g. by including tobacco). Although some EU countries now have the option to increase coupled support moderately, Defra Minister, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has said that without UK intervention this backward step would have been far worse. He has noted that: