16 September 2007
TGFA urges payment of overdue money in the face of FMD
We have sent several representations to urge payment of overdue money. With foot and mouth disease, many members are facing financial hardship as a result of not being able to sell breeding stock. The TGFA have urged payment of overdue management money which is, at the moment, being delayed while maps are being checked against SFP maps. We have suggested that, as a last resort, a small fraction of the payment could be held back in case of mapping discrepencies, allowing the bulk of overdue payments to be rapidly cleared. The TGFA would be pleased to hear from members who are suffering financial hardship due to late payments.