Malta - Farmers becoming more dependent on subsidies
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090304/local/farmers-becoming-more-dependent-on-subsidies
04-Mar-2009 (17 years 3 months 10 days ago)Over the past years farmers have become more dependent on government and EU subsidies, according to a National Statistics Office report.
Whereas subsidies amounted to 31.8 per cent of farmers' income in 2006, the dependency of subsidies increased by 4.9 percentage points to 36.7 per cent in 2007.
Whereas subsidies amounted to 31.8 per cent of farmers' income in 2006, the dependency of subsidies increased by 4.9 percentage points to 36.7 per cent in 2007.