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18/05/2017
Call For Farmers 'Unfairly Criticised' Over RHI Scheme To Receive Recognition
The Ulster Farmers' Union is calling for farmers who were unfairly criticised over the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme to receive recognition that they were unfairly treated.
The union made the call after it was revealed poultry and mushroom farmers have been cleared of any suggestion they misused the RHI scheme.
The sectors were cleared in a report carried out by consultants PWC.
Chief Executive, Wesley Aston said: "Farmers were deemed guilty until proved innocent – and that is exactly what this report has done."
The UFU said the confirmation that people are operating in line with the scheme, and using boilers only to meet the needs of their business, has to raise questions about the arbitrary withholding of payments for many months.
Mr Aston continued: "This would be understandable if there ever had been any suggestion that people were not complying with the agreements they signed with the government to enter the RHI programme. That has been demonstrated not to be the case, and we will be applying pressure to restore payments immediately, given that businesses are facing cash flow problems because of what is clearly now an unfair decision by officials."
(CD/MH)
The union made the call after it was revealed poultry and mushroom farmers have been cleared of any suggestion they misused the RHI scheme.
The sectors were cleared in a report carried out by consultants PWC.
Chief Executive, Wesley Aston said: "Farmers were deemed guilty until proved innocent – and that is exactly what this report has done."
The UFU said the confirmation that people are operating in line with the scheme, and using boilers only to meet the needs of their business, has to raise questions about the arbitrary withholding of payments for many months.
Mr Aston continued: "This would be understandable if there ever had been any suggestion that people were not complying with the agreements they signed with the government to enter the RHI programme. That has been demonstrated not to be the case, and we will be applying pressure to restore payments immediately, given that businesses are facing cash flow problems because of what is clearly now an unfair decision by officials."
(CD/MH)
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