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'Metric martyr' awaits his day of judgement
Farmers forced to join scheme
COMMENTARY:
The climate change levy
Caution over Equal Treatment Directive
Self-employed have rights too, you know
Survey signals growth in employee share ownership
FSB signs up to racially aware leadership project
National Business Day is a success
Farmers forced to join scheme
The FSB has complained to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) about farm assurance schemes which, it argues, breach competition law while not offering greater security to consumers. It is suggested that many farmers are being forced to join the schemes in order to sell their produce - forcing an unwelcome rise in costs - with many smaller farmers not being willing or able to join the schemes at all, making it more difficult to find sale outlets.
The farm assurance schemes were initially set up to boost consumer confidence, following various food scares. However, the FSB argues that the schemes are merely designed to improve the image of retailers and that they enable supermarkets to force down prices paid to suppliers, who end up paying the extra costs incurred.
For the full News, see pages 4-5, 7-8, 27 of the February/March 2001 issue of First Voice
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