Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That uncertainty and stories circulating through the agricultural sector of farmers being hit with an unforeseen tax bill will probably unsettle people who may be considering taking the necessary steps we want them to take.

To go back to the equalisation of the levy on agricultural fuel, what percentage of the component cost does fuel make up in the context of agriculture? If the proposal of the Commission on Taxation were to be implemented and the price per litre of that fuel were to increase, what would that mean for the end product, namely, the food on supermarket shelves?