’Incentives, not subsidies'
“We are not suggesting a : direct subsidy,” said the (chairman of the Cust-West ; Eyreton branch of Federated (Farmers 'Mr G. N. Frazer) (yesterday, in commenting on • a discussion at a recent I meeting of the provincial executive of North Canterbury (Federated Farmers. “I said (that I did not like subsidies.” The executive approved a! remit from the branch “that in' order to achieve the required increase in agricultural production, the Government be urged to consider ways of assisting and encouraging the employment of (farm labour and in particu-
lar assistance in the establishment and encouragement of farm labour groups.” Rather than subsidies. MrFrazer said, farmers were thinking about incentives to encourage the employment of labour such as tax incentives, assistance with housing and accomodation for farm labour, and also the recognition of the contribution of farm families where single labour was employed. The farm worker too might (be given incentives, perhaps : to compensate for remoteness (from amenities.
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Press, 25 February 1978, Page 2
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