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Agriculture Minister maintains New Zealand farmers 'will adapt' to agriculture emissions tax

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Tue, 11 Oct 2022, 6:35pm
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Agriculture Minister maintains New Zealand farmers 'will adapt' to agriculture emissions tax

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九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 11 Oct 2022, 6:35pm

It's announced farmers will pay for their own emissions from 2025 - but some lobby groups argue that's a step too far.

Today's Government announcement adopted many recommendations from the industry-led He Waka Eke Noa report. The strategy's now out for consultation - with Cabinet set to sign it off next year.

Damien O'Connor, current Agriculture Minister says farms will adapt and that New Zealand won't lose many farms to this emissions scheme.

He says some might change their land use - and others sell up, or put land into trees or horticulture.

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