Subventions for vineyards plantation might increase starting 2007

The subventions allocated by the state for planting vineyards could be increased starting 2007. This fact was stipulated in an action plan on vineyard planting program 2006 and 2007, Vasile Tarlev asking its issuance. According to government’s press service, the Prime Minister required the decision-making bodies within the Agro-Industrial Agency „Moldova-Vin” and the Ministry of Finance to present initiatives for giving an impetus to vineyard planting process, leading to the essential growth of planted surfaces. The head of the executive referred to making some proposals on increasing the subvention amounts per hectare of planted vineyard, as well as payment of subventions for the last year in the first quarter of this year and not along the whole year, as it is stipulated at the moment. General manager of the Agro-Industrial Company „Moldova-Vin” Valeriu Mironescu informed that for 10 years until 2001, 1,200 hectares of vineyards were planted in Moldova. And since the creation of the Subvention Fund, only in 2004, there were planted surfaces three times larger – 3,720 hectares. The compensations for these surfaces represented about 87 million lei, amount paid integrally. In 2005, there were planted 3,879 hectares of vineyards. Of the total of planned subventions, 83,5 million lei, less than half of them were remitted - 40 million lei. Planting of about 8,000 hectares of vineyards is planned for 2006.