We're asking that the budget allocate the necessary resources for the compensation program to support the cider industry as a whole.
We would also like the compensation program to be extended to 2030 to afford our businesses some predictability.
We also want to see a timeframe for the implementation of the excise duty so it coincides with the coming into force of the compensation program. As we understand it, the program could be introduced in 2023, but producers will be required to make disbursements in July of this year.