Notification for reduced excise duty on fuel for agricultural purposes was approved today and within 10 days will be promulgated in the Official Journal of the European Commission. Grain producers wanted that and they will get it, "said Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov during a press conference in connection with the strike of grain producers in Sofia.
The notification includes BGN 70 million for 2012 for a reduce excise duty on fuel for all farmers and livestock breeders and vegetable growers can also benefit of it. The notification was submitted for approval to the EC on May 10, 2011 and shall come into force in early January 2012.