Stats and facts
The land, seas and wildlife of the UK are massively influenced by the EU.
One of the biggest factors is the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which swallows 40% of the EU budget. CAP grants originally encouraged food output, but this produced "butter mountains" and "wine lakes".
Farmers argued that if the subsidies were withdrawn, many of them would go bankrupt. They say welfare and environmental standards are typically higher in the EU than elsewhere, so costs are higher. That means the subsidies continue, although they are now based on the size of the farm rather than the output.
Most farms are small but some wealthy landowners get more than £1m in subsidy from the EU.
Stats and factsThe land, seas and wildlife of the UK are massively influenced by the EU.One of the biggest factors is the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which swallows 40% of the EU budget. CAP grants originally encouraged food output, but this produced "butter mountains" and "wine lakes".Farmers argued that if the subsidies were withdrawn, many of them would go bankrupt. They say welfare and environmental standards are typically higher in the EU than elsewhere, so costs are higher. That means the subsidies continue, although they are now based on the size of the farm rather than the output.Most farms are small but some wealthy landowners get more than £1m in subsidy from the EU.
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