Brussels has proposed a new system of farm payments under the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which would do away with the current entitlements system if adopted.

Department of Agriculture assistant general secretary Paul Savage has confirmed that entitlements could possibly replaced after 2027 by a new per-hectare payment.

He said discussions around the next CAP are at an early stage, but accepted that the current proposals involve replacing entitlements with a new payment system.

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