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Defra's 拢358 million underspend of agriculture budget 'kick in the teeth' for farmers

The Farming and Countryside Programme (FCP) annual report revealed a 拢130 million underspend of the agriculture budget for 2023/24 alone

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock 鈥� 4 min read
Defra's 拢358 million underspend of agriculture budget 'kick in the teeth' for farmers

Findings of a 拢358 million underspend of the agricultural budget over the past three years have been branded as 鈥榰nacceptable' and 鈥榥othing short of a kick in the teeth' for the farming industry by NFU...

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