Wealthy landowners benefit from farm grants

According to figures released under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, some of the UK's wealthiest people are among the biggest recipients of agricultural subsidies under the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy.

United Kingdom: Rural Payments Agency: Press Release, 22.3.05: RPA release details of CAP subsidy payments http://www.rpa.gov.uk/rpa/pressrel.nsf/eb320376bf8bb7f680256c00004b971e/ba277b09a3e2558780256fcb005bd9ce?OpenDocument

Foreign Policy Centre: Press Release, 22.3.05: Revealed: Who gets what from the EU's farm subsidies http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/419.pdf

BBC News, 22.3.05: Subsidies 'help large farms most' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4373397.stm

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