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Calls for ‘fair’ flat rate scheme as Budget 2027 approaches

The flat rate scheme "must remain simple, fair and fit for purpose", the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said. ICOS has told an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food that this is a priority in the current inflationary climate, which is "burdening rural communities with additionally excessive costs".

Calls for ‘fair’ flat rate scheme as Budget 2027 approaches

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The flat rate scheme "must remain simple, fair and fit for purpose", the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said.

ICOS has told an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food that this is a priority in the current inflationary climate, which is "burdening rural communities with additionally excessive costs".

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The flat rate scheme "must remain simple, fair and fit for purpose", the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said. ICOS has told an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food that this is a priority in the current inflationary climate, which is "burdening rural communities with additionally excessive costs".

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