Representatives of associations of farmers and lawmakers reached a consensus over four problems highlighted by agricultural producers. Chairman of the National Farmers Federation of Moldova Valeriu Cosarciuc, after the meeting of the special commission for drafting a package of legislative amendments to support the farmers, said no decision was yet made over the increase in the subsidization fund and the mechanism for providing advantageous loans to farmers, IPN reports.

“The financial resources needed for augmenting the subsidization fund haven’t been identified. The Ministry of Finance was instructed to look for money. No solutions were yet found for instituting an advantageous lending regime for farmers. Next week the commission will hold its last meeting before July 1, when the package of laws must be presented. I don’t think that solutions to all the problems included in the agricultural package will be identified, but it is important that there is willingness to look for solutions. Of the seven points included in the Parliament decision, no solutions were found over two of them,” stated Valeriu Cosarciuc.

Head of Parliament Andrian Candu said that five of the seven problems have been solved and the other two subjects are yet to be analyzed. It’s difficult to find financing for increasing the subsidization fund, but he asked the Ministry of Finance to analyze the costs incurred by other institutions and to direct the savings, if there are such, to the subsidization fund. A bill concerning an advantageous lending mechanism for farmers will be drafted next week. No changes can be made to the state budget now because the acting Cabinet does not have such powers.

According to the Speaker, the bills will be ready by July 15 and there is political will to adopt them as soon as possible.