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<p>The Government plans to phase out Direct Payments to farmers in England over a
seven year agricultural transition period. For the first year of the transition, 2021,
we will reduce Direct Payments by up to an already announced set of percentages, which
could free up to around £150 million to reinvest into the delivery of public goods
and providing support for farmers during the transition. We will set the reduction
percentages for the later years of the transition taking account of our detailed plans
for future schemes and wider discussions about Government spending.</p><p> </p><p>The
Government’s election manifesto guaranteed the current annual budget in every year
of the new Parliament, giving significant certainty on funding for the coming years.
In England this will enable the Government to provide financial support for the purposes
set out in the Agriculture Bill.</p>
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