Mr. Thomas Burke:

It did. In the first year, the yield increased by 3% and in the second year, it increased by 6%. The economy was improving but the system was working. There is a blueprint for this. I am not sure where it is at now but the rate of payment did increase. We were encouraging businesses to pay but we were not hammering small rural businesses. As county councillors, we were trying to protect small business. As I said, a one size fits all does not work in this area.