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Farmers Exaggerate EU Subsidy Claims

Half of the country's farmers apply for excessive subsidies from the European Union.

Some farmers apply for aid in excess of their actual arable acreage, reports the newspaper Keskisuomalianen. Only a few, however, greatly exaggerate the actual size of their land.

Last year 65 farms were refused subsidies due to false declarations. Most of the cases were in Central Finland.

Some 65,000 farms are applying this year for farm aid on the basis of their land size.

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